The science behind Sadiq Khan’s claim that thousands of people will die from toxic air to justify his ULEZ expansion is “very far from unequivocal,” a new report suggests.
New research is challenging the science and claims behind Sadiq Khan’s air pollution-cutting scheme ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) that’ll charge motorists by the day to drive.
The report (pdf), written by environmentalist critic Ben Pile, is a collaboration between the Together Declaration Pile’s campaign group Climate Debate UK.
The report says that neither the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) nor the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) found evidence of a link between the air pollution scientific literature and the 4,000 deaths claim.
It also claimed historical data show radical improvements in air quality since the middle of the last century.
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