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Mayor Sadiq Khan is leading an ambitious charge to clean up London's air. London is the world's first mega-city to target the WHO's air quality guidelines for harmful PM2.5 particles. In view of this goal, Mayor Sadiq has committed to doubling spending on air quality initiatives over the next five years.

“Not a single area of London meets World Health Organization guidelines, but even worse than that, nearly 95 per cent of the capital is exceeding these guidelines by at least 50 per cent… we need to protect our children and our children’s children.”

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
The Air Pollution in

London , The United Kingdom

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140%
OVER THE SAFE LEVEL PM2.5 annual exposure*

*PM 2.5 concentrations measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) Data: WHO Global Platform on Air Quality & Health

WHO Guideline (10)Lowest level at which premature mortality risk increases in response to long-term exposure

Interim target 1 (35)Associated with 15% higher premature mortality relative to the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3

Interim target 2 (25)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 1 (35 µg/m3)

Interim target 3 (15)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 2 (25 µg/m3)

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Air Quality & Health Burden The United Kingdom

20,711 Annual Deaths from air pollution
Outdoor AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

National Air Quality

12

annual average PM 2.5

Household AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Stroke

Child Deaths (0-5yrs)

0

per year

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