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Publications
2007 UK Air Quality Strategy
An Economic Analysis to inform the Air Quality Strategy
- Executive summary (PDF 50 KB)
- Chapter 1– introduction (PDF 50 KB)
- Chapter 2 – assessment methodology (PDF 450 KB)
- Chapter 3 – costs and benefits of additional measures (PDF 300 KB)
- Chapter 4 – non-monetary assessment of additional measures (PDF 100 KB)
- Chapter 5 – uncertainties and sensitivity analysis (PDF 400KB)
- Chapter 6 – conclusions and further research (PDF 200 KB)
- Bibliography (PDF 100 KB)
- Annexes (PDF 1 MB)
Linking action on air quality and climate change
Public Information Leaflets
- Air pollution – what it means for your health (PDF 290 KB) – where to find up-to-date information on current levels of air pollution, what air pollution can mean for your health, and what you can do about it.
- Winter smog, summer smog (PDF 150 KB)– we can all help to cut air pollution; here are some simple hints.
Environmental Audit Committee
- Report on air quality (PDF 600 KB)
- Government response to report on air quality (PDF 230 KB)
UK emissions assessment
- Latest UK emissions data – main air pollutants (statistical release) (PDF 300 KB)
- Latest UK emissions data – other air pollutants (PDF 80 KB)
- Comparison with other EU Member States
UK ambient air quality assessment
- Latest UK ambient air quality data (statistical release) (PDF 280 KB)
- Latest Air Pollution in the UK Report
Local air quality management guidance documents
- Local Air Quality Management Policy Guidance (PG09), February 2009
- Local Air Quality Management Technical Guidance (TG09), February 2009
- Local Air Quality Management Practice Guidance 1: Economic Principles for the Assessment of Local Measures to Improve Air Quality, February 2009
- Local Air Quality Management Practice Guidance 2 Practice Guidance to Local Authorities on Low Emissions Zones, February 2009
- Local Air Quality Management Practice Guidance 3 Practice Guidance to Local Authorities on Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Low Emission Vehicles, February 2009
- Local Air Quality Management Practice Guidance 4 Practice Guidance to Local Authorities on Measures to Encourage the Uptake of Retro-Fitted Abatement Equipment on Vehicles, February 2009
- Low Emissions Strategies using the planning system to reduce transport emissions: Good Practice Guidance January 2010 (PDF 420 KB)
Air quality science and research
Economic assessment of the impact of air pollution
- Valuing the Overall Impacts of Air Pollution (PDF 150 KB)
- Air Quality Appraisal – Valuing Environmental Limits (PDF 100 KB)
Supporting research
- Optimising delivery of Carbon reduction targets: integrating air quality benefits using the UK MARKAL model – 2008 (PDF 380 KB)
- Damage Costs for Air Pollution – 2006 (PDF 490 KB)
- Valuation of health benefits associated with reductions in air pollution (PDF 370 KB)
- Valuation of Air Pollution Effects on Ecosystems (PDF 350 KB)
An evaluation of the air quality strategy – 2005
- Executive summary (PDF 155 KB)
- Contents (PDF 10 KB)
- Chapter 1: introduction (PDF 50 KB)
- Chapter 2: road transport sector (national policies) (PDF 530 KB)
- Chapter 3: electricity generation sector (PDF 636 KB)
- Chapter 4: conclusions (PDF 190 KB)
- References (PDF 60 KB)
- Appendix 1: does reducing air pollution really lead to improvements in health? (PDF 90 KB)
- Appendix 2: additional notes on methodology (PDF 60 KB)
- Appendix 3: estimation of the annual health benefits from 1990 to 2001 (PDF 20 KB)
Further information
- Department of Health’s Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)
- Interim statement on the Quantification of the Effects of Air Pollutants on Health in the UK (PDF 20 KB)
- Statement on long-term effects of particles on mortality (PDF, Department of Health website)
- The quantification of the effects of air pollution on health in the United Kingdom
- Economic Appraisal of the Health Effects of Air Pollution (Ad-Hoc Department of Health Committee)
The IGCB air quality analysis as the best practice approach to evaluating air pollution has also been applied in a wide range of policies. This section just looks to highlight a few of the most significant such applications.