4644 x 3420 px | 39,3 x 29 cm | 15,5 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
22 septembre 2023
Lieu:
Manchester, England, UK, M1
Informations supplémentaires:
Like many areas across the country, Greater Manchester has illegal levels of air pollution on some local roads. Poor air quality affects everyone’s health, particularly the most vulnerable people in society. That includes deprived communities, children, elderly people and those with chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease, stroke and some cancers. It contributes to nearly 1, 200 premature deaths in Greater Manchester every year. We’re committed to cleaning up the air our residents breathe. We plan to do this in a way that encourages a change to cleaner vehicles without putting jobs, livelihoods and businesses at risk. Why no Clean Air Zone? You might have seen signs for a Clean Air Zone on our roads. That’s because our first Clean Air Plan included plans for a Greater Manchester-wide category C charging Clean Air Zone. But following the pandemic, government agreed that this charging Clean Air Zone would NOT be introduced on 30 May 2022. That’s because the pandemic resulted in significant vehicle supply chain issues, rising vehicle prices, and a cost-of-living crisis. The original Clean Air Plan was no longer the right solution and could have caused significant financial hardship. At the same time, it would not have met the government’s legal direction (issued before the pandemic) to tackle harmful nitrogen dioxide on local roads by 2024. Our new investment-led plan does not include a charging-Clean Air Zone.
