The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) have launched an inquiry into air quality in the UK.
Defra has a vital role in ensuring that all individuals in the UK can breathe clean air. The Department is currently consulting on how the UK can meet EU Directive requirements for limiting emissions of nitrogen dioxide. But it also has a wider role in tackling the harmful levels of many other pollutants emitted by the transport, energy and industrial sectors as well as from households and farming.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into air quality in the UK.
Neil Parish, Chair of the Committee, said:
“Airborne pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, particulates and sulphur dioxide damage people’s health and the UK’s environment. But the UK is failing to meet EU air pollution limits. Continue reading