Creating healthy, inclusive and accessible UK towns and cities

 

In advance of the launch of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone on June 1st, please join Birmingham City Council and environmental law charity ClientEarth to understand how residents, the business community and other organisations can work together to build on the benefits and changes in travel behaviour the Clean Air Zone is expected to deliver, 17 March, online.

 

 

10.00am

Session 1: The right to breathe clean air in Birmingham

 

•	Cllr. Waseem Zaffar MBE, Birmingham City Council - Why Birmingham needs a CAZ
•	Harriet Edwards, Asthma UK & British Lung Foundation – The health imperative for action
•	Katie Nield, ClientEarth – The legal imperative and progress

 

Including a Q&A with all speakers

 

 

11.00am

Session 2: The Clean Air Zone - Engagement & Feedback

 

•	Raj Kandola, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce - Feedback from the business community
•	A discussion on the Clean Air Zone with Stephen Arnold, Head of the Clean Air Zone, Birmingham City Council, Cllr Waseem Zaffar MBE and Raj Kandola, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.

 

 

11.15am

Session 3: How are businesses in the West Midlands Responding?

 

•	Tim Sayer, West Midlands Trains
•	Ali Bell, National Express
•	Julian Pottinger, Little Pot Transport
•	Olly Craughan, DPD

 

Including Q&A with all speakers

 

Join us on 17th March to hear about:

 

•	How the zone fits with the national government’s plans and legal obligation to tackle air pollution
•	The range of support that is available to help individuals and businesses adapt to the zone
•	How businesses are preparing for its introduction
•	The clean transport alternatives that will become increasingly available in the region
•	How the health of people living in and travelling to Birmingham will be improved

 

We hope you will be able to join us for: Clean Air Zones: Creating healthy, inclusive and accessible UK towns and cities. Places are FREE and we’re online - making it safe for you to be with us.

 

This event will be delivered by Birmingham City Council in partnership with ClientEarth. We have appointed GREENFLEET, to deliver this interactive gathering of through their event platform, GF365.

 

To reserve your place, simply CLICK HERE 

 

 

Peer Chat, Live Polls and Interactive Q&A

 

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