London Projected to Fail EU Air Quality Limits Until 2030
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London is projected to fail European air quality limits until at least 2030, posing a risk to the health of its residents, and missing a compliance deadline by two decades.
The capital will still have 25 kilometers (16 miles) of roads breaching nitrogen dioxide limits in 2030, and compliance will come “after 2030,” according to a report this month posted on the website of the U.K. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Urban areas of the West Midlands, which includes Birmingham, and West Yorkshire, which includes Leeds, will also exceed the limits until after 2030, it said.