A Bill to establish a right to breathe clean air; to make provision about reducing air pollution; to require the Secretary of State to set, measure, and report on air quality targets; to establish the National Clean Air Agency to enforce air quality targets; to make provision for the development of sustainable public, private and commercial transport by road, rail, air and sea; to restrict the use of polluting vehicles in urban areas; to prohibit the sale of new petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles from no later than 2030; to make it an offence to remove permanently devices that reduce vehicle emissions; to make requirements regarding indoor air quality; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
3 October 2019
The bill would give people a legal right to clean air and set binding targets to cut air pollution. It would create a National Clean Air Agency to police the targets, and push forward sustainable transport across road, rail, air and sea. It also sets rules on vehicles, including a phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, and protects indoor air quality.
The bill is at its second reading in the House of Commons. If it moves forward, it would proceed to committee stage, then report stage and third reading, before moving to the Lords for consideration.
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