{"id":810,"date":"2017-06-05T10:06:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T09:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derbyclimate.org.uk\/?p=810"},"modified":"2021-01-21T15:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:49:57","slug":"air-pollution-in-derby-and-other-green-forum-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derbyclimate.org.uk\/?p=810","title":{"rendered":"Air Pollution in Derby and other Green Forum matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Derby Green Forum was held on Thursday 25 May 2017 and was attended by 33 people, from a wide variety of backgrounds. Three councillors were there (the Deputy Leader of the Council – Martin Rawson, Lucy Care and the new mayor – John Whitby (who said that his priority was promoting all green agenda) along with a number a number of officers from Derby City Council.<\/p>\n

The notes for the meeting can be accessed by clicking here \u00a0Derby Green Forum Minutes 25 May 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Air Pollution<\/strong> was the principal item . The map, shown above, shows the relationship between traffic and air pollution. This has been taken from the presentation by Karl Suschitzky\u2019s, \u00a0from the City Council \u00a0Environmental Protection team. This is merely a screen shot from the Council\u2019s public mapping portal which is available for access by anyone at the following address: http:\/\/maps.derby.gov.uk\/ \u00a0then you need to use the \u2018choose an option\u2019 drop downs in the top left corner to select ‘environment and protection’<\/em> and then select the \u2018air quality management areas<\/em>\u2019 layer. Helpfully, you can zoom in on any specific location to look at the air quality in more detail in specific areas.<\/p>\n

Here is another\u00a0slides from\u00a0the\u00a0presentation showing the contributing factors..\"\"<\/p>\n

A booklet on air pollution can be found here\u00a0Guide-community-toolkit<\/a>. June 15 is a National Clean Air Day\u00a0action day: see this poster\u00a0NCAD-A3-poster-PRINT<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other matters discussed included:<\/p>\n

Divestment and Derbyshire County Council<\/strong> (click here for\u00a0a\u00a0Cover letter for divestment petition 23.03.17<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Carbon Smar<\/strong>t (an ongoing European project aimed at improving the energy performance of small manufacturing businesses, with 200 grants available over the next three years. See\u00a0this flyer\u00a0Get Carbon Smart GRANTS SCHEME FLYER LR 6.2.17<\/a><\/p>\n

Envirofusion<\/strong>, (They have \u00a0applied for planning permission to test a waste-to-energy plant).<\/p>\n

It has been generally agreed that this\u00a0\u00a0was an inspiring meeting, \u00a0both informative and full of ideas. The next meeting will be help in 3 months.<\/p>\n

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