Defra LAQM TG08 consultation meeting

Consultation responses to the new LAQM Technical Guidance were reviewed and appraised at a meeting of air quality consultants and government representatives at the Defra offices in London last week. Around 25 in-depth responses were gratefully received and the points raised were laboriously discussed and debated to create a useful and workable set of guidance for local government. The document will be reworked and completed over the next couple of months with a provisional deadline for publication before Christmas. Join the Review and Assesment mailing list to receive email notification of further updates on LAQM Guidance.

EP-UK: 'Local Action on Air Quality and Climate Change'

Environmental Protection UK held their training event: Local Action on Air Quality and Climate Change at the Aston Business Centre in Birmingham last Wednesday. The sell-out meeting was attended by Jo Barnes, on behalf of the AQMRC, and included a range of interesting speakers from central and local government, consultancies, industry and lobbyists. Presentations are available from the EP-UK website http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/events/details/?id=1234.

Interreg IV - PARM

Jo Barnes represented the AQMRC last week at a meeting of potential western UK partners of a major new INTERREG IV project: Partuculates Air Rives Manche (PARM). The multi-million euro investigation links air quality experts in northern France and southern England to monitor particulates (PM10 and PM2.5) and disseminate data, best practice and public awareness materials. Other potential western partners include the Air Quality Unit at Cornwall College, Cornwall Council, Teignbridge District Council, Torbay District Council, Weymouth & Portland District Council and Plymouth City Council. The eastern contingent are represented by EP-UK, Sussex Air Quality Partnership and Kent District Council. The project bid will be submitted in February 2009, so watch this space for further information...

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