Transcript Air Quality Action Plan Update 24072012

2012 - 2015
Monitoring Team – Safer Streets
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Air Quality Introduction
◦ Brent
◦ Air quality Monitoring
◦ Previous Air Quality Action Plan
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The revised Air Quality Action Plan
◦ Key elements
◦ Present and Future
◦ Challenges to delivery
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Next Steps
Site Name
Status
Location
Pollutants monitored
Brent 1
Urban background
1996-2010
Roadside site
2003-2010
Industrial site
2004-to present
A roadside site
2006-to present
Urban background
2008 to present
Kingsbury
CO, NO2, PM10, SO2, O3 and PAH’s
Drury Way
Neasden
NO2, PM10, dark smoke, SO2, PM2.5,
O3
NO2 and PM10
Harlesden
NO2, PM10 and SO2
Kilburn
NO2 and PM10
CLOSED
Brent 4
Brent 5
Brent 6
Brent 7
CLOSED
Analysers
Diffusion tubes
Monitoring Stations
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Brent AQMA
◦ What?
◦ Why?
◦ When?
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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:
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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.1
Monitor key air pollutants
F.2
Reduce industrial & waste facilities emissions
F.3
Reduce impacts of idling engines
F.4
Reduce Council carbon emissions
F.5
Limit impacts from new planning applications
F.6
Restrict the burning of waste
F.7
Reduce regional emissions
F.8
Raise awareness and educate
F.9
Support Mayoral, Government and EU initiatives
F.10
Limit traffic impacts in ‘Action Areas’ within Brent
F.11
Support the Council’s Green agenda
AQ ACTIONS
Action Description
Timescale
A.1
Integrate air quality with public health
Oct 2013
A.2
Increase tree in new developments
Oct 2013
A.3
Mar 2015
A.4
Develop a corporate strategy to reduce impacts from proposed
incineration plant (+ 20% Carbon Reduction)
Update the Sustainable Development Checklist
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
Reduce congestion associated with new/ proposed traffic
management schemes
Mar 2014
Facilitate increase in car clubs
Achieve 10% emissions reductions from businesses
Mar 2015
Energy use in Council housing stock (20% reduction) & Emissions
from Council services delivery (25% reduction)
Reduce use of fossil fuels in council buildings
Secure 10% reduction in NO2 , PM10 and CO2 from commercial
fleet operators
Lobby government re: waste licensing controls
Mar 2015
A.9
A.10
A.11
A.12
A.13
A.14
A.15
Mar 2013
Mar 2015
Mar 2015
Mar 2015
Mar 2015
Mar 2015
Key Elements:
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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
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Further information
[email protected]
Regulatory Service Manager
Tel: 020 8937 5284
[email protected]
Technical Officer (Air Quality)
Tel: 020 8937 5564