Including the closely related term air pollution.
… are greatly reduced due to Worcester’s excellent water quality and the improved air quality. Increased numbers of trees and plentiful green open spaces provide important habitat for wildlife and for people to enjoy, as well as help with improving air quality and reducing flooding due to surface run-off. Return to ‘Finding your way’ page Natural Environment Worcester City Council's Environmental…
… and catastrophic. This strategy seeks to cease Worcester’s contribution to climate change by becoming carbon neutral, and will take us through to 2030. This strategy also seeks to respond to other significant environmental pressures including the biodiversity emergency, also now recognised by the Council, and air pollution. Achieving carbon neutrality and improving Worcester’s environment is not a task…
…: Key commitments Vision: By 2030, Worcester will be a carbon neutral city which will be resilient to the changing climate with low levels of air pollution and high levels of biodiversity. Our strategic approach to achieving the vision is to: • Use our position as a local leader to influence, facilitate and encourage action on these themes from partners and local stakeholders • Maximise…
… the main Towns Fund and will seek to align funding priorities with this strategy • We will submit bids to the Office for Low Emission Vehicles where further funding opportunities are made available for chargepoint infrastructure • We will apply for the Defra Air Quality grant to accelerate the take up of zero emission vehicles Worcester City Council's Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2020…
… and nature emergencies are very real and require urgent action. Climate change and other environmental pressures such as air pollution have a significant impact on people. The value of the environment cannot be understated. As a society, the value of our natural capital – land, air, water – and of the ecosystem services provided has rarely been calculated or accounted for. Yet natural capital impacts…