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Pollution news

Pledge to make a difference this Clean Air Day

´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council will celebrate Clean Air Day on 17 June with a week-long engagement event in the city centre, designed to encourage people to consider how they can help reduce air pollution.

Published 16th June 2021.

• Car Free School Streets are coming to ´ºÓêÖ±²¥

  A pioneering scheme that closes roads around schools to motorised traffic for up to an hour at the start and end of the school day is being piloted in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ from this September.

  Published 9th July 2019.

• Joint statement from ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council and Leeds City Council regarding Clean Air Zone delays

  The introduction of the UK’s first Clean Air Zones is to be significantly postponed due to a Government delay in delivering digital systems required to make the zones operational and enforceable.

  Published 18th June 2019.

• £15m, or 39%, of Clean Air Fund support earmarked for taxi drivers

  Cllr Waseem Zaffar, cabinet member for transport and environment, explains why the city council has earmarked 39% of its Clean Air Fund support from government for taxi drivers

  Published 23rd April 2019.

• Government approval for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Clean Air Zone plans

  ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council’s plan for a Clean Air Zone to help tackle the problem of air pollution in the city has received Government approval.

  Published 13th March 2019.

• Council to consult on Clean Air Strategy for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥

  Cabinet is set to agree the launch of a consultation seeking the city’s input into a wide-ranging strategy to help deliver cleaner air across the whole of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥.

  Published 11th January 2019.

• Council publishes Full Business Case for ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Clean Air Zone

  ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council has published its final proposals for a Clean Air Zone to help tackle the problem of air pollution in the city.

  Published 7th December 2018.

• Clean Air Zone consultation plans to go before Cabinet

  Cabinet is being asked to give the go-ahead for the council to consult on plans to reduce air pollution in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ and protect the health of those who live and work in the city.

  Published 19th June 2018.

• Cleaner cabs project scoops National Air Quality Award

  A pioneering project to retrofit Hackney carriages in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ with cleaner, greener LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) engines has won a national award.

  Published 24th November 2017.

• Cleaner hydrogen buses to be given green light

  Cabinet is being asked to approve a pilot scheme which will see at least 20 new cleaner, zero emission hydrogen-fuelled buses take to ´ºÓêÖ±²¥’s roads.

  Published 23rd October 2017.

• National Clean Air Day activities confirmed

  Details of activities taking place across ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ for the first ever National Clean Air Day have been confirmed.

  

  Published 9th June 2017.

• National Clean Air Day in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥

  Employers, schools and communities in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ are being urged to get involved in the first ever National Clean Air Day next month.

  

  Published 25th May 2017.

• Blueprint for Low Carbon Fuel Infrastructure

  ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council launched its ‘City Blueprint for Low Carbon Fuel Infrastructure’ in February 2015 at the Council House.

  Published 1st March 2017.