The Mayor has indicated that the impact of auxiliary engines could be included in future air quality monitoring in London.
This will be the first time harmful emissions from secondary vehicle engines, such as on refrigerated trucks, will be measured and reported by a UK governmental body.
The news was highlighted in a response to a Mayoral question from Stephen Knight AM, which stated that ‘officials are considering how best to do this for the following edition of the LAEI [London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory], which is likely to be published in 2017’.
This comes as concern about the impact of harmful impact of emissions is increasing. Recent research from King’s College, London, found that 9,416 premature deaths in London were caused by poor air quality in 2010 – the equivalent of 25 per day.
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