STEP Conference 2016 - Andrew Taylor, Scottish Government - Cleaner Air Fof Scotland - The First Year

1. Cleaner Air For
Scotland -
The First Year
Scottish Transport Emissions
Partnership Annual Conference –
3 November 2016
Andrew G Taylor
Air Quality Policy Manager

3. Mission, Vision and Objectives

4. Cleaner Air for Scotland Governance Group
• Plan a work programme to deliver CAFS actions, which is delivered on time
and to specification
• Review progress against actions, and implement a high-level risk register.
• Establish expert delivery subgroups covering Transport, the National Modelling
Framework, the National Low Emission Framework, Climate Change, Health,
Place-making and Communication. Others may be added.
• Establish mechanisms for subgroups to report back to Governance Group
• Support the development of the CAFS annual progress report.
• Ensure work is conducted in an open and transparent manner, with reporting
to groups, organisations and individuals not directly represented on the
Governance Group

7. • Introduces World Health Organisation
guideline value for PM2.5 into Scottish
legislation – 10 mg m3 as an annual average
• Scotland first country in Europe
to take this step
• Local authorities now required
to consider PM2.5 as part of the
Local Air Quality Management
review and assessment process
• Possible changes to PM10 objectives
will be considered at a later date

9. • Revamped Local Air Quality Management system launched in April
2016, including introduction of single annual progress report
• Funding provided for 13 new PM2.5 local authority monitoring stations,
adding to the existing 15 AURN/local stations in Scotland – now have
the foundations of a comprehensive network across the country,
which will built up further over coming years
• Updated plans taking account of Cleaner Air for Scotland sent to
European Commission as part of the overall UK submission in
December 2015

10. A cleaner, greener Scotland
We must maximise the potential of Scotland’s
natural environment if we are to build a strong and
sustainable low carbon economy.
We will take forward the actions set out in ‘Cleaner
Air for Scotland’ – Scotland’s first distinct air quality
strategy – to reduce air pollution further. With the
help of local authorities, we will identify and put in
place the first low emission zone by 2018, creating
a legacy on which other areas can build.

12. • Work has commenced on producing a Scottish version of ‘Land-Use
Planning and Development Control: Planning for Air Quality’, in
partnership with Environmental Protection Scotland
• Also working with SEPA and Sniffer to develop
air quality training package for planners
• Heads of Planning Scotland now part of the
CAFS Governance Group

14. Climate Change Expert Subgroup
• Established a Climate Change subgroup, reporting to the CAFS
Governance Group:
- Scottish Environment LINK
- Dundee City Council
- Scottish Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association
- ClimateXChange
- University of West of Scotland
- Glasgow City Council
- SEPA
- Glasgow Centre for Public Health
- Sniffer

15. • One of the subgroup’s key tasks
is to consider the interactions
between air quality and climate
change - particularly where potential
policy conflicts can be avoided or
minimised, and synergies maximised
• Report produced
• Will help to inform Scotland’s
Climate Change Action Plan

16. • Guidance published at the end of 2015

18. • Project underway to develop the indicator, led by Institute of
Occupational Medicine – expected to report conclusions in first part of
2016
• Communications expert subgroup established, led by SEPA
• Communications strategy produced
• Workshop held in September 2016 to begin process of developing
communications messages

19. Cleaner Air for Scotland is available at:
http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00488493.pdf
For further information on progress with implementation and delivery:
andrew.taylor2@gov.scot