Local authorities across England have been granted more than £2.2 million in government funding to deliver innovative projects to improve air quality.
The money, from the government’s Air Quality Grant, supports schemes which help councils develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and residents, reducing the impact on people’s health and creating cleaner and healthier environments.
Proposals receiving funding include projects and campaigns to:
- Reduce harmful emissions outside schools;
- Encourage the take up of electric taxis;
- Encourage more active transport through education, awareness, and the creation and improvement of cycling and pedestrian routes;
- Collect further data on the exposure to air pollution by vulnerable groups in order to better design future policies.