Including the closely related terms consultation, consultation exercise, and consultation exercise.
… to the challenges of climate change. A transition towards a zero carbon, cleaner economy and greener landscape will enable the city to grow and evolve as a modern, healthy and attractive place to live, work and do business. In the summer of 2018 the council undertook a Clean Air Zone consultation exercise with residents, visitors, local communities, neighbouring authorities and businesses. The response…
… to this consultation was an unprecedented 9,309 replies with 75% of respondents indicating that they thought the quality of the air we breathe in Southampton as a key issue. Based on the specific requirements set by Government to address Nitrogen Dioxide levels, the implementation of a Clean Air Zone was not deemed appropriate, but to satisfy the wider expectations of those responding to the consultation we…
… on nitrogen dioxide (NO2). This led to the consultation on proposals for a charging Clean Air Zone and generated significant interest and whilst a CAZ was not implemented due to not meeting Government’s specific criteria, it triggered a much bigger conversation on the city and its environment. This is why in 2019, in partnership with residents, local businesses and organisations, Southampton…
… and active travel. Green City Charter Commitments With over 9,000 responses to the Clean Air Zone consultation this raised a range of issues and ideas to make Southampton a greener city. As a result, The Green City Charter was established in 2018 and now has over 75 signatories from a range of stakeholders and residents that have pledged to following the commitments. These are the foundations…
… with an estimated 287,000 trees in the city9,309 replies to Clean Air Zone consultation Southampton City Council Green City Plan 05 The Green City Plan Our Green City Plan is a direct response to the commitments we made in the Green City Charter and identifies the outcomes we want to see and the activities we are going to pursue over the next three years in order to achieve them. We have also…