Air pollution

#StandwithSephie: the superhero 2 year old who represents thousands affected by the air pollution crisis

Posted by India Thorogood - 21st September 2017
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Bo and Amii Ruan, from London, with daughter Sephie, age two, who has respiratory problems.

“It was really distressing to see her working so hard to breathe. She’s so small.” It’s a parents’ worst nightmare to see their child being rushed in and out of hospital. Yet Sephie’s Mum and Dad have all too often seen her confined to… Read More

I’ve bought 3 diesel cars – now I want tough action against this polluting fuel

Posted by Sam Bloomfield - 21st September 2017
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Sam Bloomfield is a primary school teacher and photographer from Lewisham, South London Having grown up in inner East London in the 1980s noise and pollution were a part of my everyday life. I never thought about it, I just took my inhaler and got on with life. When we moved… Read More

Our investigation reveals new diesel tests give green light to cars that do not meet legal limits

Posted by Paul Morozzo - 13th September 2017
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Today a Greenpeace investigation blows apart the idea that much-bigged up “real world” diesel tests will properly protect UK citizens from air pollution. We took brand new diesel cars to an independent emissions testing experts and found that both the VW and the Vauxhall cars… Read More

Diesel scrappage schemes: saving face but not our health

Posted by Mel Evans - 22nd August 2017
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Over the last week BMW, Mercedes and VW have each announced diesel car scrappage schemes in the UK and Germany. But what do these schemes really offer and what are the car manufacturers really up to? Here’s what you need to know. What’s on offer to UK drivers… Read More

5 reasons why Volkswagen should embrace electric

Posted by Georgina Seal - 10th August 2017
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Volkswagen is the largest car manufacturer in the world yet it is lagging far behind other companies when it comes to ditching diesel and going electric. Electric cars are the way of the future and it’s time for VW to make the switch – here are five reasons… Read More

If Volvo can ditch diesel, so can VW.

Posted by India Thorogood - 9th August 2017
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We’ve seen news story after news story, study after study, proving just how dangerous diesel is. The people around us are also glaring evidence of the problem – those who walk down streets coughing or struggling to breathe in thick pollution. The fact is that for the … Read More