Webinar: Clearing the air: Unlocking local action on clean air

Local authorities are uniquely positioned to improve air quality in their areas, with many of the powers they need to act. However, a combination of a lack of support, funding and concerns over noisy backlash stymie action that could have wide-ranging impacts from improved health, reduction of carbon emissions, and renewed pride in communities.

This event marked the launch a new paper from IPPR: Unlocking local action on clean air. We also launched a series of briefings alongside the report, targeted at national and local government, and advocates working in this area.

Speakers:

• Liz Godfrey, Mums for Lungs, Manchester
• Cllr Waseem Zaffar, Founder of the Clean Air Justice Network
• Cllr Charlie Hicks, Deputy Chair Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Oxfordshire County Council
• Carolyn Axtell, Parklets Campaign Manager, Possible
• Maya Singer Hobbs, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR
• Chair: Daniel Knowles, Midwest Correspondent, The Economist