How Can We Cut Pollution In Consideration

[emmie]

of how many die from related illnesses

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38979754

[emmie]

from that link]

Dirty air doesn't directly kill people. But it's estimated in the UK to contribute to the shortening of the lives of around 40,000 people a year, principally by undermining the health of people with heart or lung problems.

[Old_Geezer]

Every period/generation has environmental issues that cause problems, including health. We are better off now than at any time in the past, as the rising expected lifespan shows. We are not at a point where we should be panicking over whatever we find today, as there will always be something to improve. We have identified an issue, we can ensure longer term it is removed. It doesn't need to be fixed yesterday at all costs, nor does it need to be hyped as if it is a major failure on our part that it exists and that we aren't already in a perfect environment. We need a sense of proportion and appropriate reaction.

[RobNorth]

We already did...until the 1980's none of the cities we live in were visible from the air in any clarity - some of the more industrial ones never at all. A relative who was in the RAF in the sixties told me that many places they overflew were permanently covered in smog.
Until comparitively recently all Public and other major stone buildings were jet black, their Portland or similar stone had a thick coating of soot and until the Clean Air Acts started, initially in 1956, it wasn't worth cleaning them. Look at a colour film of the Coronation in 1953 and you'll see what I mean, Westminster Abbey included. Even in the 60's and 70's we got fog that stopped the traffic.
As far as emissions to atmosphere are concerned, industry is tightly controlled, with everything scrubbed clean prior to discharge, leaving vehicles as the last challenge, but even here we are doing well, with seemingly impossible (at the time of legislation) limits being met by the manufacturers

[youngmafbog]

Agree totally with OG.

We need to move forward to reduce pollution but there is little point in flagellating ourselves over it or bowing to eco-warriers idiotic demands that will wreck the economy and therefore cause other problems.

[emmie]

there is talk of disposing of diesel cars, that's going to be very costly to those who have one, especially when people were encouraged to buy one before.

[dave50]

This is all leading up to the government getting the excuse they need to screw even more money out of the motorist by trying taxing diesel cars out of existence, egged on I'm sure by the idiotic environmentalists.

[emmie]

dave50

so you ignored the scientific evidence from my link,
its certainly true that people are dying because of pollution, whether they have underlying health issues, is a moot point.

[emmie]

i wonder how those who suffer from ashma or hayfever get on, any one suffer from these ailments and find pollution makes it worse.

[emmie]

asthma, sorry typo.