Air Quality – Engagement

Prepared for:Stakeholders in Camden

On behalf of:Camden Council

Date:January to March 2013

Contents

o Introductiono Situationo Air quality and healtho Air quality in context

o Solutionso The goal & The challengeo Borough actionso Partnership opportunities

Introduction

o Situation

o Poor air quality in Camden is the result of emissions from:o Transport (cars, taxis buses and coaches)o Buildings (gas from boilers)o Supply chain (LGVs and rigid HGVs)

o There is a great deal of work already being done by the council, the GLA, TfL and DEFRA but not all targets are being met

o We need the help of businesses

o Air quality and the business – current perceptions:o No perception of the problemo Know it’s a problem but not the extento Agree it’s an issue but what can I do?o Am fully aware of the extent of the problem

Introduction

o Air quality and health

o Poor air quality has a significant impact on health

o What should we focus on to get the message across?

o Up to 10,000 deaths every year in London are attributable to poor air qualityo More people die in London every year as a result of poor air quality than

nationally from road traffic accidents o The effects of poor air quality are worse than passive smokingo The lung capacity of children in areas of poor air quality is reduced by at

least 5%o The economic cost of the health impact of poor air quality in the UK is

around £15 billion

Introduction

o Air quality in context

Introduction

o NO2 Concentrations

Introduction

o NO2 Concentrations

Solutions

o The goalo To make Camden a healthy place to live, work and do

businesso Resulting in improved employee and resident wellbeingo Corporate Responsibility and reputation management

o The challengeo If you don’t know that it’s a problem you won’t look for

solutions to improve the situationo Any action we take has an almost immediate effect

o Solutions:o Communications – profile raisingo The Built Environment – increasing building efficiency and

reducing gas consumptiono Transportation – promoting walking and cycling o Supply Chain – reducing the number of vehicles delivering

to your premises and the emission profile of the fleet

Solutions

o Borough actions

o Award-winning green fleet which has large range of bio-methane and electric vehicles

o Gas consumption in Camden’s corporate buildings has reduced by 16% (2,053,805kgs) between 09/10 and 11/12

o Significant reductions in car use and increases in walking and cycling (225%) over the last ten years

o Expansion of car club membership reaching 6,700 with 265 car club spaces in the borough

o Delivery of an innovative electric vehicles project where local businesses were offered free two-week trials of electric vehicles

o High-level lobbying of the GLA and central government to put in place further measures to help us improve air quality

o Promotion of Walkit – urban walking route planner

Solutions

o Partnership opportunities

o Become an Air Quality Championo The Air Quality Pledgeo Breathe Better Together

o Join the Camden Climate Change Alliance

o Euston Road:o Get involved with the GLA green infrastructure

project o Take advantage of TfL subsidised recharging points

o For Fleet Operators:o Sign up to the EV trials schemeo Convert one or more vehicles to bio-methane

o The Built Environment:o Energy Efficiencyo Low NOx boiler installation

Next Steps

o Outcomeso Collation of findings

o Distribution of further information required

o Development of integrated opportunities

o For further information on air quality please contact: Poppy Lyle at Camden Councilpoppy.lyle@camden.gov.uk

o Questions and answers