Including the closely related terms local air quality, and air pollution.
… Reduction • We want to be Carbon Neutral by 2030. • We will make the best use of our resources and reduce our energy consumption. • We will use energy that is generated from renewable sources and support the generation of sustainable energy that does not compromise local air quality. 2. Delivering Clean Air • We will take actions that will improve the quality of life in our city. We want…
… the Healthy Life Expectancy Indicator to be the best amongst our peers and to remove the difference cities like Southampton experience with rural areas in terms of deaths attributed to air pollution. • We will reduce emissions and aspire to satisfy World Health Organisation air quality guideline values. By 2025 we want to see nitrogen dioxide levels of 25 µg/m3 as the norm. 3. Our Natural…
… to the economy and wellbeing of the whole population. 1. Sustainable Energy and Carbon Reduction Charter Commitments: • We want to be Carbon Neutral by 2030. • We will make the best use of our resources and reduce our energy consumption. • We will use energy that is generated from renewable sources and support the generation of sustainable energy that does not compromise local air quality Industry…
… that will improve the quality of life in our city. We want the Healthy Life Expectancy Indicator to be the best amongst our peers and to remove the difference cities like Southampton experience with rural areas in terms of deaths attributed to air pollution. • We will reduce emissions and aspire to satisfy World Health Organisation air quality guideline values. By 2025 we want to see nitrogen dioxide levels…
… of 25 µg/m3 as the norm. Why are we supporting this? Clean air is essential for good quality of life, yet everyday people living in our urban centres can be exposed to potentially harmful levels of pollutants. In the UK alone, between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths per year can be attributed to air pollution. Poor air quality is now considered the largest environmental health risk in the UK…