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A Low Emission Strategy for ScotlandDr Stephen Thomson
Head of Environment & Sustainability
Low Emission Strategy
Ministerial vision to deliver LES in 2015:“Scotland’s air quality is amongst the best in Europe.”
TRANSPORT - A Scotland that reduces transport emissions though supporting the uptake of low emission
fuels and technologies and promotes model shift
HEALTH - A Scotland that protects its citizens from the harmful effects of poor air quality
PLANNING - A Scotland where the built and natural environments are managed to ensure good air
quality
COMMUNICATION - A Scotland where citizens are well informed, engaged and empowered to achieve
good air quality
What is the challenge?
What is the challenge?
INFRACTIONUK in breach of obligations under Article 13 of the Directive with regard to the nitrogen dioxide limit values in 16 zones, including Glasgow.
LOCAL VS NATIONALLocal air quality issues but a national strategy; lack of mandatory control
HEALTHPositive health benefits...
Risk to human health becoming more apparent in scientific literature
COMMUNICATIONSInvisible risk
Mandatory versus encourage
What is the challenge?
Where to focus?
HEALTH
TRANSPORT
EnergyClimate Change
Noise
PLANNING
COMMUNICATIONS
What are the barriers?
FINANCELack of business case to change
STATUS QUOLack of willingness or resistance to holistic change
PERCEPTION‘Closed for business’ from limiting access
POLICY Policy interaction between climate change, air and spatial planning
What are the solutions?
LEZ where appropriate
Cross political support
Non-LEZ solutions inc. Intelligent traffic systems
Financial support via
existing policy
Decarbonisation of transport & EV
charging
Adapting processes
Low Emission Zone Framework
A screening procedure for assessing LEZ feasibility will be mandatory.
A national LEZ Framework will be developed in 2015.
What are the next steps?
Draft LES launch November 2014
Further consultation and revision of draft LES
LES launch April 2015
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