Responding to the news that MPs are to launch an investigation into the state of London’s air pollution, London Green Party MEP Jean Lambert said:
“We welcome the news that politicians are finally taking seriously the threat posed by London’s air pollution epidemic. The London Green Party and organisations such as Clean Air in London have been campaigning tirelessly for the Mayor Boris Johnson to sit-up and take notice but all we’ve seen is bluff, bluster, and buffoonery as 4000 Londoners are killed prematurely every year by this silent killer”.
This investigation is a positive step and sends Mr. Johnson a clear message: if you won’t take this matter seriously, others will. We hope this inquiry will result in the kinds of action we’ve been calling for that will cut air pollution in the city and protect Londoners’ health: introducing 20mph speed limits to make it easier to get about by bike and on foot; working with the European Union to ensure internationally agreed air pollution limits are enforced; and raising standards in the Low Emission Zone so that polluting, heavy, and old diesel vehicles are included and charged. Everyone deserves the right to breathe clean air.”