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CelloMom On Cars<p>Transport for London's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ULEZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULEZ</span></a> scheme cleaned London's air:</p><p>Gas boilers now biggest source of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a> in central <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a>, study shows</p><p>"The findings highlight the success of transport interventions, such as the London Low Emission Zone and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in significantly reducing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NOx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOx</span></a> emissions from vehicles."</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-gas-boilers-biggest-source-air.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-gas-boil</span><span class="invisible">ers-biggest-source-air.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TfL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TfL</span></a></p>
Primo Natura<p>Looking for some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/positivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>positivity</span></a> to end the week? I have recapped 42 notable <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/positive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>positive</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> articles from past month including: the benefits of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ulez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ulez</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> setting a new record for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> generation and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewDelhi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDelhi</span></a> creating seven new biodiversity parks on previously degraded land.</p><p><a href="https://primonatura.co.uk/positive-environmental-stories-012/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">primonatura.co.uk/positive-env</span><span class="invisible">ironmental-stories-012/</span></a></p>
Ethical Revolution<p><strong>London Begins to Breathe Better</strong></p><p><a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/london-begins-to-breathe-better/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[Read on Ethical Revolution]</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/environment-and-climate-change-publications/london-wide-ultra-low-emission-zone-one-year-report" target="_blank">A study by the Greater London Authority</a> has shown that the city’s levels of lethal pollutants have substantially decreased since the expansion of the UK capital’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez).</p><p>The London-wide zone covers nine million people across 1500 km2, the world’s largest zone of its kind.&nbsp;</p><p>The report shows that not only have deprived areas seen some of the biggest improvements but air quality has improved in all areas and at a faster rate than the rest of the country.</p><p>Nitrogen dioxide is down 27% since Ulez first came in in 2019. PM2.5’s (small particle emissions) are down 31% in outer London compared to what would have been without the Ulez expansion.</p><p>Speaking to the Guardian, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said, “When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London’s air pollution within legal limits if the current efforts continued. However, due to our transformative policies we are now close to achieving it this year.”</p> <p><a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/london-begins-to-breathe-better/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[Via Ethical Revolution]</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/airquality/" target="_blank">#AirQuality</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/london/" target="_blank">#London</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/nitrogendioxide/" target="_blank">#NitrogenDioxide</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/pm25s/" target="_blank">#PM25s</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/ulez/" target="_blank">#ULEZ</a></p>
LostSettler<p>Ok, so all these "bloody ULEZ' big-oil troll farm types ( yeah, looking at you Tory Reform weaponised bigot knuckleheads... ) - erm, an apology? Science works. Pollution controls work. </p><p>185 years early! 🤣😂😂🤣😂 </p><p>In short, fuck you, naysayers. 🖕</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ulez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ulez</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/airQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airQuality</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq9nnj274xo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq9nn</span><span class="invisible">j274xo</span></a></p>
João Costa 💚🇵🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>"The findings indicate that the Mayor’s air quality policies, and in particular the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ULEZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULEZ</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LEZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LEZ</span></a> schemes, are having an important impact on reducing the number of older, more polluting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> seen driving in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> and on reducing the levels of harmful air <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> that Londoners are exposed to."</p><p>"the expansion has had no negative impact on footfall and spend in the outer London area, or at a London-wide level"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanAir</span></a><br><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/environment-and-climate-change-publications/london-wide-ultra-low-emission-zone-one-year-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">london.gov.uk/programmes-strat</span><span class="invisible">egies/environment-and-climate-change/environment-and-climate-change-publications/london-wide-ultra-low-emission-zone-one-year-report</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Yayy! <br>Fuck you Anti-ULEZ Oligarch minions, suck on your crypto investments. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ULEZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULEZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a></p>
thesweetcheat<p>In an unrelenting cycle of bad news, this seems like a little bit of positivity. </p><p>Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after ULEZ expansion </p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ULEZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULEZ</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p>
Wen<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ULEZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULEZ</span></a> - already showing stunning results despite the attempts by many and the timidness of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a>.</p><p>I am somewhat reminded about the protests about the removal of lead from petrol in the UK many years ago.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Khan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Khan</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> air pollution down since <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ulez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ulez</span></a> extended to outer boroughs, study finds - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/07/london-air-pollution-down-since-ulez-expansion-study</span></a> oh look: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sadiqkhan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sadiqkhan</span></a> was right, and is saving lives every day</p>
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Rab Bruce’s Spider

Who could have guessed it? Reducing air pollution improves air quality & health outcomes. Remember that the next time a right wing politician rails against green policies.
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London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansionBy Matthew Taylor
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Glyn Moody

Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds - theguardian.com/environment/20 "Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition" another reason #ulez is great idea

The Guardian · Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study findsBy Olivia Lee
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

The Pollution is killing our kids, and the Government acknowledges it in the only meaningful way it has, with money. Yet sad little men are taking down ULEZ cameras because the right to drive around their personality supports is more than our right to clean air.

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother to receive settlement over death linked to air pollutionBy Amelia Gentleman
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