Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RegulatoryCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RegulatoryCapture</span></a>: In 2021 the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WHO</span></a> defined high concentrations of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UFP</span></a>. This threshold is frequently breached by <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/diesel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diesel</span></a> traffic. Sales of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cars</span></a> are likely to continue beyond 2030 and we are still waiting for mass-market alternatives to diesel power for heavier <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vehicles</span></a>. Exposure to UFP alongside <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/majorroads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>majorroads</span></a> will continue unless governments <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/mandate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mandate</span></a> tighter <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/exhaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>exhaust</span></a> standards or <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/reduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reduce</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>traffic</span></a>. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BusinessAsUsual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BusinessAsUsual</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/07/dangerous-exhaust-particles-evading-vehicle-cleanup-systems" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/apr/07/dangerous-exhaust-particles-evading-vehicle-cleanup-systems</span></a></p>