Decision details

Members welcomed the Air Quality Action Plan and its inclusion into the Climate Change and Green Futures Action Plan. Councillors praised the officers for the detailed 40-point action plan that will provide extra measures to improve air quality within Broxtowe. This report will be submitted annually to the Department fro Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

 Discussions ensued around encouraging and promoting people to drive electric cars including taxi drivers, access to charging points including the associated charges and reducing idling traffic including taxis and buses to promote cleaner air. 

RESOLVED that

a)  The Air Quality Action Plan be approved

b)  The inclusion of the Air Quality Action plan into the Quality Strand of the Climate Change and Green Futures Action Plan be approved.