21/10/2021
π Norfolk Countdown to
πΏ During the days in the run up to the COP26 Climate Change conference our Green Councillors will be sharing with us the changes they believe need to be made in Norwich and Norfolk.
π Ten days till COP26 and air quality is an issue in the Norwich area.
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πΏ Greenparty Norwich City Councillor Nannette Youssef is concerned that poor air quality along primary routes in Norwich has not been picked up by the Annual Air Quality Status Reports, which suggests that air quality monitoring is inadequate β οΈ
π Nannette says the UKβs track record on air pollution is dangerously poor. In 2021, an EU court found that the UK had broken air pollution limits for the past decade, a failure which is directly impacting the health and well-being of the UK population.
π Air pollution can have tragic consequences for those exposed to it. Over 40,000 deaths each year can be attributed to air pollution, and in 2020, air pollution was ruled the cause of nine-year-old Ella Adoo Kissi Debrahβs death. Ella died of an asthma attack at her home in Lewisham, where she was exposed to excessive levels of pollution.
π¨ Air pollution in the UK is not evenly distributed, with some demographics being disproportionately burdened with high levels of air pollution. Deprived areas and areas with a high Black, Asian and minority ethnic population unjustly suffer from much higher rates of air pollution than others.