100 signatures reached
To: Brighton and Hove Council Committee members
Make Brighton and Hove's air cleaner
We, the below signed residents of Brighton and Hove feel that the current clean air plan is woefully inadequate.
We have the following three demands
1/ To lower NO2 and PM2.5 to adhere to WHO guideline levels by 2033.
2/ Interim yearly targets (with yearly targets, reviews held in January each year, automatic emergency council committee meetings and action if targets are not met)
3/Tighter enforceable regulations; ULEZ, Zero Emission Zones, tighter bus/taxi regulation, controls on coal and wood burning.
Why is this important?
The negative health consequences of high air pollution are well documented and the current draft plan will not address this significant problem.
The interventions needed to achieve this in our city are clear. Our goals should be in line with WHO guidelines and that of London boroughs of 10 ug/m (NO2). The rolling out of an extended ULEZ (Ultra-Low Emissions zone), the bus only ULEZ, Zero Emission Zones and a Smoke Control Area all need to be implemented immediately. We need solutions that encourage less through traffic, while encouraging pedestrian and cycle access alongside long-term plans for a zero emissions transport network. We need clear interim targets for every year of the action plan to ensure that we do not continue to fail at the implementation of this ambitious but necessary plan.
Pollution levels in our city have been illegally high for too many years. There are many interventions available to B&H to tackle air pollution but the current draft is vague on these actions and omits many significant opportunities. The failure to create a robust and enforceable plan risks the continuation of the associated health harm, suffering and death that the large body of scientific evidence shows is already occurring in the city.
