West Yorkshire Low Emission Strategy AHSN workshop Joining up air quality, transport and health

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1 West Yorkshire Low Emission Strategy AHSN workshop Joining up air quality, transport and health Sally Jones

2 What Is Air Pollution? Background to WYLES The Drivers for a Low Emission Strategy The Draft WYLES WYCA and WYLES Timetable Questions

3 Sources Vehicles Industry Domestic Natural subsaharan dust and volcanoes

4 Health effects include early deaths, Respiratory illness, circulatory-heart disease, stroke and cancer PM10 & PM2.5 very small particles

5 Nitrogen Dioxide Health effects include early deaths, reduced lung function, asthma causation in children

6 Background to WYLES Builds on work started in Bradford and Leeds LEZ Feasibility. DEFRA funding to develop a West Yorkshire approach. Project Board: Local Authorities (Air Quality and transport); Public Health England; WYCA and Local transport Plan

7 Drivers for a West Yorkshire Low Emission Strategy Health Particulate pollution causes approximately 1,000 early deaths in West Yorkshire, health costs~ 500m Health research has shown Nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter has links with Cardiopulmonary deaths Coronary events Low birth weight

8 Strategic Drivers for a West Yorkshire Low Emission Strategy Legal requirement to meet air quality standards Risk of fines from EU Infraction Proceedings Regional approach rather than District level, in line with other strategic documents

9 Draft WYLES - Themes Health Impact Planning & Development Management Procurement Transport Emissions Buses Freight Taxis ULEV Infrastructure Delivery Plan pulls out key commitments within the WYLES with targets and

10 Health Impact Child Asthma Reduction NO2

11 Planning & Development Management West Yorkshire Low Emission Strategy

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13 PROCUREMENT Public Sector Procurement Whole Life Costs Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011 Public Service (Social Value) Act 2012 Local Sourcing Sustainable Award Criteria

14 Vehicle Emissions large vehicles Bus Emission Strategy working with WYCA (setting bus standards and looking at LEZs) Trains supporting electrification Commercial vehicles through planning and procurement but also looking at LEZs and infrastructure

15 Passengers Cars Lead by example - Public sector fleets, through procurement and travel planning Taxi emissions, licensing and incentivisation, OLEV funding Private vehicles public awareness raising, incentivisation through parking, bus lanes, scrappage schemes, ULEV carclubs LEZ studies show significant improvements Diesel Petrol Euro stds for diesel vehicles have failed to deliver

16 WYLES and West Yorkshire Combined Authority Is it all about transport? Health premature mortality, chronic health conditions, hospital admissions etc. cost to the wider economy. Economy ambition for the region place-shaping. Legal duty on public authorities. Funding making the most of the West Yorkshire, accessing new funding. WYCA key strategic decision making authority these decisions will directly affect the success of a WYLES Single Transport Plan Strategic Economic Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment / Health Impact Assessment WYCA / WYTEG future WYLES delivery partnership

17 DELIVERY PLAN 5 year implementation with annual review Exact mechanisms still being agreed The WYLES is just the start of a large work programme Continued collaborative working will be key to success of the WYLES Wider rollout to other organisations e.g. NHS?

18 West Yorkshire Low Emissions Strategy Proposed Timetable for WYLES: Out for internal consultation in next two weeks 6 weeks public consultation this summer Followed by adoption by WY Local Authorities and WYCA

19 West Yorkshire Low Emissions Strategy Any Questions?