Alan Hendry - Director of Sustainability

Low Emission StrategyEdinburgh Workshop

Low Emissions Strategy – Overall Aims

Public Commitment by the Scottish Govt to deliver a Low Emissions Strategy

Focus on joined up Government

Show wider benefit and outcomes

Promote new technologies An opportunity to build on

existing initiatives, build partnerships and share good practice

Points raised by the Minister for Environment & Climate Change

The national low emissions strategy will draw together the wide range of policies and initiatives that are being taken forward by the Scottish Government and others.

It will highlight and strengthen the links between air quality and other elements of the Government’s work on climate change, transport, renewable energy, health and planning, and it will set out the contribution that reduced air pollution can make to sustainable economic growth and quality of life in our towns and cities.

Success will be achieved only through partnership between central and local government and between the parties in the Parliament, so that we can depoliticise what is an important issue for the health and wellbeing of our communities.

(Current policy is to) reduce vehicle emissions and not necessarily traffic levels/demand

Points raised by various MSPs: Addressing poor air quality needs political

will, commitment and cross party support

Workshop Process

First of three planned themed workshops

Seeking views of a wide range of stakeholders

Identifying good practice Identifying opportunities

and barriers Structured response

around key questions\headings

Thank you

Contact:

alan.hendry@jacobs.com

0141.243.8674

07944354459

Agenda

1340 – 1350: Setting the scene (Andrew Taylor – Scottish Government)

1350 – 1405: Explanation of workshop process and initial discussion (Jacobs)

1405 – 1415: Comfort break 1415 – 1630: Group discussions – focused questions

(all) 1630 – 1700: Summary and close (all)