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 LEVELPM2.5 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)