Government's air pollution strategy needs 'significant improvement', says damning report

Toxic air in the UK is now a “national health emergency” responsible for 40,000 early deaths and £20bn in economic costs each year, MPs have warned. The Government’s approach to reducing air pollution amounts to little more than “box-ticking” because ministers have failed to show the “national leadership” required, a highly damning joint report by four parliamentary committees found.

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