London's air quality is coming under increasing scrutiny.
The Clean Air Bill's main purpose, to establish the right to breathe clean air, is an issue that is endorsed wholeheartedly by Camfil.
Peter Dyment of Camfil has advised CAL on indoor air quality matters since 2011, providing detailed technical guidance over the last year that has contributed to crafting the Bill.
Mr Dyment said: “Baroness Jones' Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill shows great insight and would use ISO, CEN and BSI technical standards to achieve compliance with World Health Organisation guidelines for indoor air quality where people work and have public access and in new buildings. It is entirely deliverable and necessary to give people the right to clean air in buildings. Using international standards means that the legislation could be easily copied by other countries.”
Camfil has been working with CAL's founder, Simon Birkett, since 2011, becoming CAL's lead sponsor of a campaign to build public understanding of indoor air quality. In 2012, the London Olympics made air pollution a major topic of interest nationally and internationally, putting England and Europe in the forefront of the air quality mission. Mr Birkett deemed achieving clean air not only in London, but in the world, his mission in life.
The powerful partnership between Camfil and CAL has grown stronger through the years, bringing us to this historic moment in the clean air mission.
Mr Birkett said: “Clean Air in London congratulates Baroness Jones on ‘introducing' her Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill as a Private Members Bill in the House of Lords on the 62nd anniversary of the first Clean Air Act.
“Baroness Jones' Bill would enshrine the right to clean air in United Kingdom law across all forms of air pollution: indoor and outdoor; health and environment; and, for the first time, require joined up thinking on climate change and local air pollution. CAL is very grateful to Camfil for providing valuable technical advice and support for its work over many years.”
The Bill is predicted to be a model for similar legislation in other countries, regions and the United Nations. Camfil is expected to report on further developments of the Bill and continue to work with CAL to achieve clean air for all.
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