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. 2021 May 18;5:269. Originally published 2020 Nov 12. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16345.2

Table 3. Data source and the assumptions used for environmental exposure calculations.

NO. Policy ID Sources Assumptions
1 E-transport system NA No additional data requirements.
2 Active travel London Travel Demand
Survey ( TFL, 2018),
( BEIS, 2012)
As with GHG emissions, the London Travel Demand Survey is used to establish
the current proportion of passenger kms travelled by various modes. Transport
emission factors for various pollutants per km were obtained from the National
Atmospheric Emissions Inventory ( BEIS, 2012).
3 Building upgraded Hamilton et al., 2015;
Taylor et al., 2018
Predictions for changes in indoor environmental exposures due to home energy
efficiency retrofit were taken from Hamilton et al., 2015. This includes indoor
and outdoor PM 2.5, Radon, mould and standard indoor temperature. Predicted
changes in overheating were based on work by Taylor et al. (2018).
4 Heat pumps NA No additional data requirements. Heat pumps assumed to completely eliminate
direct emissions of pollutants from homes.
5 Heat networks NA No additional data requirements. Heat networks assumed to eliminate direct
emissions of pollutants.
6 PV installation DEFRA, 2019 Emissions due to power generation were determined from DEFRA (2019). This
was multiplied by the reduction in demand due to the adding solar PV.
7 Grid
decarbonisation
DEFRA, 2019 Emissions due to power generation were determined from DEFRA (2019). It is
assumed grid decarbonisation would eliminate the majority of these emissions.
8 Green gas supply NA No data currently available.
9 Greenspace GLA, 2015 Proportion of pollution removed by the urban forest was obtained from Valuing
London's Urban Forest ( GLA, 2015).
10 Zero waste city NA No data currently available.