Improving air quality

Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to our health. Breathing in dirty air impacts us all and is linked to a range of health problems throughout our lives – from premature birth and childhood asthma to heart and lung disease, diabetes and strokes in later...

​People thinking about making the switch from petrol or diesel vehicles can get free expert advice at a showcase taking place next month. Liverpool City Council has partnered with Let’s Experience Electric to run a free event showcasing over 20 electric vehicles (EVs)...

​Liverpool City Council is progressing to the next major phase of creating a district heat network through the Advance Zoning Project (AZP), as the formal procurement process has been launched. This follows a successful Bidders Day event recently (pictured above),...

Liverpool hosted 14 UK councils recently for a ground-breaking UN Accelerator City workshop on low carbon live music, film and TV – giving an opportunity to showcase its leading work in the sector as well as learning from others. The workshop provided a great chance...

Liverpool is making huge strides toward its net zero ambitions through an innovative programme that could save up to 71% of carbon emissions from the city’s roads. ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme...

In October 2018, the Council was instructed by the Government to produce a Clean Air Plan (CAP) with the aim being to look at how air quality could be improved by reducing the levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in the air, in the ‘shortest possible time'. NO2 is a gas...

Liverpool City Council are to declare a single Smoke Control Area for the whole of the city by proposing to merge historic Smoke Control Orders into a single, new, Smoke Control Order. This will be done by revoking the old Smoke Control Orders and making a new Smoke...

​Liverpool has turned its famous musical talent to AI for a world premiere influenced by….air pollution! Liverpool City Council, the University of Liverpool and The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra have combined to create a piece of AI-written music to promote...

​Live audience podcasts, curated Q&A sessions and artistic performances will spotlight Liverpool’s ambitions to become the most sustainable city for film, TV and music – on the planet! On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November, a special two-day event, Expedition One,...

​ Liverpool City Council is set to phase in camera enforcement at six further locations around primary schools to improve safety and boost air quality. Known as School Streets, this project involves introducing a range of measures on roads close to schools that will...

​A series of greening projects to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool have been awarded funding from a European-wide climate grant. Liverpool is just one of five cities chosen from a list of 100 to be supported by the Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge...

​Liverpool City Council are supporting the Burn Better, Breathe Better campaign to highlight the potential health risks from the incorrect use of indoor stoves and fires. Find out how to burn better with your indoor stove or open fire. Make sure you: Check it...