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Air Pollution

Curbs on diesel vehicles needed say campaigners amid concerns of a "very high" 10/10 pollution spike due to last all week in the capital

Campaign group says government is doing too little to reduce air pollution that kills 9,500 Londoners per year

The initiative is seen as one option to tackle the city's air pollution woes

Norwegian capital's new left-green coalition government wants to cut pollution, by banning cars by 2019

Councillor Richard Cook is proposing the annual car-free day to tackle air pollution

The move is the latest measure by mayor Ann Hidalgo to tackle dangerous pollution levels and promote walking and cycling

Comments follow the release of a government document stating 23,500 deaths per year caused by vehicle exhaust

Critics say government is passing the buck to local authorities

Sustrans describe failure to comply with nitrogen dioxide limits “a travesty and a national embarrassment”

Case hits country's highest court just days after nitrogen oxide levels hit new highs in much of country