The study, commissioned by the Clean Air Fund and carried out by researchers from Imperial College London, found that levels of airborne particle pollution known as PM2.5 could fall to within recommended interim limits for most of the country by the end of the decade.
According to campaigners, such policies would be a “win, win, win”, delivering benefits for health ranging from cutting infant deaths to reducing coronary heart disease, as well as for the economy and reducing climate emissions.
The report said it only requires existing or planned environmental, transport and clean air policies to be delivered, such as regulations on industrial emissions, vehicle standards and burning wood and coal.
Recommendations by the Government’s advisory Committee on Climate Change (CCC) on switching to cleaner transport such as electric cars also need to be implemented, the report added.
Children across the UK would suffer an average of 388,000 fewer days of asthma...