Marley Eternit has urged the Government to consider using new building technology as part of its air pollution plan.

The plea comes after the Supreme Court warned the UK must act to meet its failing air pollution targets.

The UK is in breach of its air pollution targets in 16 areas, especially in cities.

The roofing and facades manufacturer suggests the use of photocatalytic technology on roads and buildings, following the lead of other countries such as Japan and the Netherlands.

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The technology absorbs excess levels of nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide (NOx) in the air.

Product Manager at Marley Eternitt, Gavin White, said: "Using typical data on pollution levels in urban areas, coupled with our laboratory test data, we estimate that over the lifespan of an average sized roof, the amount of NOx the tiles will remove could be equivalent to that emitted by a modern car covering over 100,000 miles.

"Indeed, we estimate that the tiles have already saved millions of miles in pollution since they were launched."

Mr White added: "If the Government truly wants to make an impact on air pollution, it needs to make sure that its air pollution plan doesn’t solely focus on the polluter but instead does more to encourage the use of photocatalytic technology to reduce the pollution that is already in the air."

(LM)