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If you are a business, join us and hear from our legal experts on 24 November.
Holding Our Breath: Air pollution, Clean Air Zones and the role of business
Join other businesses at 10am on 24 November to find out from our legal experts what has been committed, what is in the pipeline and what more is needed at a national and local level to tackle the air quality crisis.
We will also look at how your company can work with ClientEarth and other businesses to ensure that the government creates a clear pathway to a zero emission transport system.
The Programme
10:00: Kate Armitage
10.05: Session 1 – Keynote address, James Thornton, Founding CEO, ClientEarth
- ClientEarth and the right to breathe clean air in the UK
10.15: Session 2 – Local Authority Plans, Clean Air Zones and the transition to cleaner forms of transport – Katherine Nield, UK Clean Air Lawyer
- The importance of Clean Air Zones for people’s health
- What is legally required of local authorities and national government
- What has been committed, what has been delivered?
- How have plans been impacted by lockdown
10.35: Session 3 – Local Authority Perspective: Stephen Arnold, Head of Clean Air Zone, Birmingam City Council
- The benefits of a CAZ for our local area
- How was the CAZ decided and communicated
- What is needed from national government
10.55: Session 4 – Company Case Study: Sarah Bell, Public Affairs Manager. UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics
- Planning for Clean Air Zones
- What more is needed from government
11.15: Session 5 – Beyond Clean Air Zones - Dominic Phinn, Business Engagement Coordinator, Clean Air, ClientEarth
- Green Recovery as the route to clean air and a resilient, thriving and inclusive post-pandemic economy
- The importance of the Environment Bill in delivering certainty and clean air
11.25: Interactive Q & A
