Recent News

Since the election of the new UK Government, environmental issues have seen significant policy developments, so there are plenty of opportunities to engage.

The IAQM and IES have created this briefing paper as an introductory reference on environmental policy relating to air quality and linked issues, including clean air and emissions.

We hope the paper will help IAQM and IES members to stay up-to-date on relevant policy issues, supporting horizon scanning and identifying opportunities for our expert members to engage with decision makers and the public. We publish updates to this paper on an annual basis.

Read the briefing.

What does the briefing include?

Recent developments covered in this year’s briefing include:

• England’s revised Environmental Improvement Plan
• OEP report on environmental improvement
• Planning and infrastructure
• Devolution
• Local Air Quality Management
• Sustainable transport
• Airport expansions
• Environmental permitting
• Air pollution inquiry
• Across the devolved nations
• International developments
• Developments in professional air quality management
• Policy and governance context

Read the full horizon scanning paper for more information.

Where to find out more

If you want to stay up-to-date with the latest developments, make sure you are subscribed to Essential Environment. Members working in air quality for local authorities may also be interested in the Environmental Policy Implementation Community.

You may also be interested in the forthcoming IES horizon scanning paper on water policy, which will be published shortly, and its briefing on land and nature policy.