We want those most impacted and vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution – those who have the most to lose – to be involved in developing the policies we need to tackle air pollution.* We want mayoral candidates to commit to delivering more ambitious and bolder policies to clean up our air. [...] By 2028, we are calling for the next Mayor of London to: • Provide sustainable transport appropriate for a global city • Ensure every Londoner lives in a well-ventilated home free from mould, damp, and other sources of indoor air pollution • Champion the phase-out of unnecessary wood burning in the capital • Prioritise the creation and protection of green and blue spaces, especially in London’s mo. [...] to school, plus I can’t open • 42% of households in London have no cars and vans3 – in many of the my windows because the air boroughs where we are based, the majority of households do not own a vehicle, and lower-income households are less likely to own cars.4 Many coming in smells of the busy of those breathing polluted air from car fumes are not the ones creating road, and I know it’s not clean. [...] We went to the doctor and asked • Children in the UK spend most of their time indoors, with just 68 them why she was getting minutes spent outside on an average day.6 There are a range of cough and temperature and sources of indoor air pollution including smoking, damp, and burning.7 • she replied and said ‘do I Damp and mould are linked to the development of asthma in children8 which in turn make. [...] Burning Manifesto Ask: We are calling for the next Mayor of London to champion the phase-out of unnecessary wood burning in the capital by 2028.* • Lighting fires in our homes (domestic burning) is the single biggest source “We can smell the burning from of harmful fine particle air pollution in the UK.10 shopping centre restaurants - • Most people who burn wood live in towns and cities and are fr.
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