2012 - 2015 monitoring team – safer streets. air quality introduction ◦ brent ◦ air quality...
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2012 - 2015
Monitoring Team – Safer Streets
Air Quality Introduction◦ Brent◦ Air quality Monitoring◦ Previous Air Quality Action Plan
The revised Air Quality Action Plan ◦ Key elements◦ Present and Future ◦ Challenges to delivery
Next Steps
Diffusion tubesDiffusion tubes Monitoring StationsMonitoring Stations
AnalysersAnalysers
Brent AQMA◦ What?◦ Why?◦ When?
The Action Plan
Air Quality Management Area
Theme 1 : Promoting cleaner transport 26 actions 23 completed – council travel plan, walking/ cycling,
Theme 2 : Traffic reduction 21 actions, 15 completed – restrict development in AQMA, car free
Theme 3 : Promotion of cleaner fuels 14 actions, 7 completed – idling vehicles, vehicle emissions tests, LEZ
Theme 4 : Local industry 17 actions, 16 completed: EA & Neasden, other waste sites, CMS, BPG
Theme 5 : Improving Eco-efficiency of developments 12 actions, 7 completed: planning consults
Theme 6 : Wider actions (corporate, regional, Mayor) 8 actions, 3 completed
2011 2015
Key Elements:
Fundamental measures and New AQ actions Integrated with Climate Change measures
and public health Commercial and business Simplified Measureable Greater focus on fewer, highest impact
work-streams.
Action Description
F.1F.1 Monitor key air pollutants
F.2F.2 Reduce industrial & waste facilities emissions
F.3F.3 Reduce impacts of idling engines
F.4F.4 Reduce Council carbon emissions
F.5F.5 Limit impacts from new planning applications
F.6F.6 Restrict the burning of waste
F.7F.7 Reduce regional emissions
F.8F.8 Raise awareness and educate
F.9F.9 Support Mayoral, Government and EU initiatives
F.10F.10 Limit traffic impacts in ‘Action Areas’ within Brent
F.11F.11 Support the Council’s Green agenda
Action Description Timescale
A.1 Integrate air quality with public health Oct 2013
A.2 Increase tree in new developments Oct 2013
A.3 Develop a corporate strategy to reduce impacts from proposed incineration plant (+ 20% Carbon Reduction)
Mar 2015
A.4 Update the Sustainable Development Checklist Mar 2013
A.5 Set carbon & NO2 reduction targets for regeneration schemes Mar 2015
A.6 Review planning policies re: environmental impacts Mar 2013
A.7 Achieve reduction in car to non-car modal shift Mar 2014
A.8 Install electric charging points Mar 2014
A.9 Reduce congestion associated with new/ proposed traffic management schemes
Mar 2015
A.10 Facilitate increase in car clubs Mar 2015
A.11 Achieve 10% emissions reductions from businesses Mar 2015
A.12 Energy use in Council housing stock (20% reduction) & Emissions from Council services delivery (25% reduction)
Mar 2015
A.13 Reduce use of fossil fuels in council buildings Mar 2015
A.14 Secure 10% reduction in NO2 , PM10 and CO2 from commercial
fleet operators
Mar 2015
A.15 Lobby government re: waste licensing controls Mar 2015
AQ ACTIONS
Key Elements:
Fundamental measures and New AQ actions Integrated with Climate Change measures
and public health Commercial and business Simplified Measureable Greater focus on fewer, highest impact
work-streams.
Public consultation Publish the new AQAP Resources? – challenging! Review
Further information
Regulatory Service Manager Tel: 020 8937 5284
Technical Officer (Air Quality) Tel: 020 8937 5564