Air quality plan modelling not fit for purpose, say councils

In a three-page special, LTT assesses some of the main themes emerging in responses to the Government’s revised draft air quality plan to cut nitrogen dioxide concentrations

The Government’s air quality monitoring regime is not suitable for identifying pollution hotspots where the imposition of measures such as charging Clean Air Zones (CAZs) are necessary, local authorities and air quality professionals have said. 

The comments, contained in responses to the Government’s revised draft air quality plan, highlight the conflict between two different air quality monitoring regimes: the EU’s limit values, which are the Government’s focus;...

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