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IAQM responds to DLUHC’s EOR Consultation

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities closed its consultation on the Environmental Outcomes Reports on the 9th June. This consultation related to Part 6 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill which will secure powers to implement a new system of environmental assessment known as Environmental Outcomes Reports. This will replace the EU-derived Strategic ...

Insights Article: What can air quality learn from net zero?

In 2022 the IAQM launched a Climate Change Working Group, with the aim to explore how air quality and climate change issues can be more closely integrated and how members can be supported and engaged on this topic. As part of this work the Working Group is publishing a series of Insights Articles to stimulate ...

Horizon scanning: Air quality policy

The IAQM has published a briefing paper on air quality policy to support the IAQM membership in understanding and engaging with policy developments in the sector.This is a briefing paper on policy relating to air pollution and indoor and ambient air quality. In recent years, the importance of air pollution has been increasingly recognised, with ...

IAQM responds to Defra’s draft Air Quality Strategy

Defra closed its consultation on the draft revised Air Quality Strategy on the 21st April, after opening on the 11th April. Comments received in the consultation will be used to to help inform the final Air Quality Strategy due to be published later this year. The Air Quality Strategy sets out the actions the government expects ...

Routes to Clean Air 2022 – Presentations

Vehicle EmissionsWhat’s in a tyre?James Hobday, Business Development Director, Emissions AnalyticsHow “gross emitting” vehicles can spoil local air qualityDr Mark Peckham, Director, Cambustion LtdNew evidence on ammonia emissions from road vehicles based on comprehensive remote sensing dataDr Naomi Farren, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of YorkUpdates on ULEZ, CAZs From evidence to policy – evaluating the health ...