The French say cleaner air should be here to stay

A clear majority (71%) of people surveyed in France feel they breathed cleaner air while road traffic was halted due to lockdown. Such perceptions are in line with scientific evidence showing that NOx concentrations in March 2020 dropped by about 70% in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and Toulouse compared to March 2019.

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A clear majority (71%) of people surveyed in France feel they breathed cleaner air while road traffic was halted due to lockdown. Such perceptions are in line with scientific evidence showing that NOx concentrations in March 2020 dropped by about 70% in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and Toulouse compared to March 2019.

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