Including the closely related terms improve air quality, national air quality, and local air quality.
… improvements in local air quality as a result of a reduction in transport emissions were welcomed not only for their immediate environmental benefit, but as an important factor in people’s longer-term health and wellbeing. For those able to work from home during lockdown, there was a national shift to home working with transport emissions dropping dramatically as a result. Some experts attributed…
…- benefits. A simple example is when improvements to natural ecosystems and wildlife go on to improve the soil and the habitat’s capacity for carbon sequestration, which in turn helps us to mitigate climate change. These same improvements to nature also help to improve local air quality and with it the general health and wellbeing of nearby communities. Understanding the linkages between…
… the themes is important in order to be able to plan projects that derive multiple benefits. One carefully planned and climate-conscious action has the potential to begin a sequence of positive environmental outcomes. For instance, an organisation’s policy to encourage staff to work from home will help to reduce transport emissions, improve local air quality and contribute to a cleaner atmosphere…
…; a vibrant district economy; strong local communities; meeting the housing needs of our changing population; modern Council services and sustainable finance. ● monitoring Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) at Bridge Street, Witney and Horsefair and High Street, Chipping Norton, where National Air Quality Standards are not met and are therefore the subject of Air Quality Action Plans; work…
… with partners to seek reduction in traffic levels in these areas to improve air quality. Page | 23 8.3 Delivery Partners Key delivery partners and existing networks that the Council currently coordinates with, and will continue to, include: Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire Park and Charge, Oxfordshire district councils working with the Oxfordshire EV Infrastructure Strategy Project…