Join like-minded businesses on 24 November and hear from ClientEarth  and other experts from industry and government.  

We’ll help you understand planned and future measures to address air pollution and the role of business in ensuring everyone in the UK enjoys the right to breathe clean air. 

 

Government responsibility

Illegal levels of air pollution across the UK have forced ClientEarth to take the UK government to court three times, but healthy air is still a luxury in many parts of the UK. 

 

According to the latest data, 3 out of 4 zones reporting on air quality still have illegally high air pollution.

 

Here is an overview of what you can expect to see addressed, by joining us on the day:

 

Session 1 – Keynote addresses, featuring James Thornton, Founding CEO, ClientEarth

• ClientEarth and the right to breathe clean air in the UK

 

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 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Interactive Q&A

 

ClientEarth wants you and your business to join them on the day. find out how you can get involved in the drive to clean up the UK's air.

 

Join us and other like-minded businesses at 10am on 24 November

We are delighted to confirm that the opening address at Holding Our Breath: Air pollution, Clean Air Zones and the role of business will be delivered by ClientEarth’s Founding CEO, James Thornton. He will outline how ClientEarth uses the law as a tool to ensure governments deliver on their legal obligations so that people’s right to breathe clean air becomes a reality.

 

Hear from the experts and find out how your business can get involved…

The role of business

There are many businesses out there already taking action to make their operations cleaner for the good of their employees, customers and the wider community. The evidence from government and local authorities show that Clean Air Zones are essential to address illegal levels of air pollution. However the lack of clarity from government – particularly regarding when and where Clean Air Zones will be delivered – makes planning for businesses with fleets of vehicles extremely difficult.

 

As a convener of the Clean Air Business Forum, ClientEarth works with a range of progressive businesses to ask that government puts in place measures to improve the availability, affordability and practicality of cleaner forms of transport. But we also know that regulatory certainty is essential if companies are to invest with confidence in the vehicles that will be part of a zero-emission transport system.

 

We have appointed GREENFLEET, to deliver an interactive gathering of fleet, transport, policy and government affairs professionals through their event platform, GF365.

 

Register here to join us for a gathering of like-minded professionals and make sure that your business is part of the UK clean growth strategy.

 

We do hope your business will join us for what promises to be a lively informative online event. Spaces are limited! Register today!

 

 

Peer Chat, Live Polls and Interactive Q&A

 

#AirQuality   #CleanAirZones   #HoldingOurBreath

 

ClientEarth have enlisted the help of GREENFLEET, The event will be delivered online, on GF365.