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The Bill, spearheaded by Green Peer Jenny Jones to make clean air a human right, attracted cross party support when it was debated in the House of Lords last Friday. London Mayor, Sadiq Khan also came out in support of Jenny and the Bill.

Opening the debate, Jenny Jones said enshrining the human right to clean air precisely and explicitly into law was essential to bring air pollution within safe levels, stating:

'Year after year for the past two decades, I have seen the same press statement from Defra playing down the problem and stating that it is just about solved... The result has been an invisible killer being allowed to take victims while the government sit by. My view is that warning people about air pollution and acting to keep everyone, particularly the vulnerable, safe is what the government should be doing.' 

This Friday 15 July at 6pm you can meet Jenny Jones and Natalie Bennett on Zoom to hear more about the Clean Air Bill and other parliamentary work progressing climate and social justice. Find details about the Meet Your Peers online event here!