Deaths Linked to Air Pollution in Scotland

That the Parliament recognises that analysis from the urban policy researchers and charity, Centre for Cities, identified Edinburgh as having the highest proportion of deaths attributable to pollution in the country, ahead of Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen; is concerned that more than one in 29 deaths are caused by air pollution in Edinburgh, with 157 deaths being linked to the pollutant PM2.5; is further concerned that 354 deaths occurred in Glasgow; recognises that air pollution is killing thousands of people in the UK each year; notes warnings from the British Heart Foundation that air pollution increases the risk of heart attacks and stroke as it damages blood vessels, and believes that urgent action must be taken to protect Scotland’s people from the deadly effects of air pollution, including through the introduction of ultra-low emission zones.