West Midlands Combined Authority Air Quality Behaviour Change Programme

In February 2022, the WMCA Board approved the production of a West Midlands Air Quality Framework. This will complement the work that the 7 constituent local authorities are already undertaking through Air Quality Action Plans (and, in the case of Solihull, an air quality strategy). The Framework will clarify where the WMCA can add value to the work that is already progressing locally, including opportunity for economies of scale. This is particularly important given the recent Environment Act (2021) and the additional targets on addressing particulates, a review of limits of different pollutants and a new approach to developing partnerships for delivering improved air quality. In March 202…