We couldn’t agree more.
To reduce pollution in the city it will take a citywide effort, and whilst Leeds City Council has an important role to play, so do residents, local businesses, schools and those who work in the city.
By working as a city, we can best protect the health of the people in Leeds.
Find out more about how you can play your part below.
Wrong. As well as being better for your health and fitness, evidence shows that cyclists and pedestrians are also less exposed to air pollution than people in vehicles. This is because your air filter probably doesn’t remove pollution from the air it circulates and being on the road itself means that your vehicles is surrounded by exhaust fumes. Pedestrians and cyclists are also less exposed because even 1 metre away from traffic, there is considerably less pollution than on the road itself.
Whether you’re stuck in traffic or just waiting to pick someone up, if you think that your car might be stationary for more than 2 minutes it’s better to turn your engine off than leave it running. Doing so will reduce the amount of gases harmful to our health and the environment that your car emits. It’s an easy way to reduce your own contribution to air pollution!
Leeds City Council has awarded more than £3.7 million in financial support to help local businesses switch to less polluting vehicles ahead of the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ).
Leeds City Council and Highways England have launched a new scheme giving businesses, organisations and charities in West Yorkshire the opportunity to drive electric vans free of charge for up to two months.
Leeds City Council is inviting operators of heavy goods vehicles and non-scheduled buses and coaches to apply for a third round of financial support to help owners, leaseholders, and operators of affected vehicles prepare for the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ).
Leeds City Council is to extend the deadline for taking part in the Big Leeds Climate Conversation by an additional month, it announced today.
The extension will give residents a final opportunity to have their say on how the city should respond to the climate emergency.
Leeds City Council is urging residents to share their views on how the city should respond to the climate emergency before the Big Leeds Climate Conversation ends on October 31.
Roads in Otley, Headingley and Beeston Hill are to be closed to traffic on 22 September as part of celebrations for World Car Free Day.
Senior councillors are to discuss the progress of, and new proposals for, the city’s planned Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ) at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board next week.
Leeds City Council and the Leeds Climate Commission have kicked off a three month consultation on climate change at a packed launch event held at the University of Leeds last night.
Leeds City Council has begun to install the camera infrastructure required to monitor and enforce the Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ).
The introduction of the UK’s first Clean Air Zones is to be significantly postponed due to a government delay in delivering digital systems required to make the zones operational and enforceable.
Hundreds of scooters are being given to primary schools across Leeds as part of an energetic new scheme to tackle air pollution and protect the health of children in the city.
The scheme will encourage children to swap four wheels for two and scoot to school instead of being driven.
Leeds is to continue building on the surging popularity of electric vehicles in the city by offering local businesses the chance to trial a range of electric vehicles (EVs) from Spring 2019.
Leeds City Council have been given final approval and more than £29 million in funding from the government to implement a Clean Air Charging Zone in the city and support businesses affected.
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At least 88 new, free electric vehicles rapid-charge points to be installed across West Yorkshire
Leeds City Council have begun to replace more than 50 of their existing fleet with cleaner, greener electric vehicles.
Leeds City Council has outlined its final plans to reduce air pollution and protect the health of everyone in Leeds, including the introduction of a Clean Air Charging Zone (CAZ).
Engines powered by liquid nitrogen could significantly reduce air pollution and are cost effective, a new Leeds City Council backed trial has found.
Commenting on the recent announcement that Leeds City Council are one of 16 organisations to sign a new 'Clean Van Commitment'-- led by charity Global Action Plan in partnership
Leeds City Council is encouraging businesses, residents and commuters to have their say on the council’s latest proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in Leeds before a public consultation closes on August 12.
Children and young people from over 160 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering 12 local authority areas over the next four weeks.
The statutory consultation on the proposed clean air charging zone in Leeds will launch later this month.
Children and young people from over 160 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering 12 local authority areas over the next four weeks.
Leeds City Council has welcomed today’s announcement by Defra (Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) of funding of £1.8m to help the city lay the groundwork for achieving its air quality targets.
Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to approve the introduction of new technology to improve traffic flow on one of the busiest roads in the city at a meeting next week.
Leeds City Council is reminding residents, workers, and commuters to have their say on proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in the city before a public consultation closes on March 2.
The next step in transforming transport and travel in and around Leeds is set to begin with public consultation starting on plans for bus priority measures on key routes in the city.
Here are a selection of images from today's launch of Connecting Leeds, the ambition to transform travel and transport in Leeds.
A range of infrastructure and environmental improvements to three outer ring road junctions are set to begin in north east Leeds later this month.
The work promises to tackle traffic congestion, improve local air quality and provide new infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists.
An alternative fuel station could be installed in the Lower Aire Valley to improve access to cleaner, cheaper fuels for businesses in the city.
Leeds City Council is inviting residents, workers, and commuters to have their say on new proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in the city with a public consultation launched today (January 2).
Leeds City Council is looking for the views of people living, working and commuting in Leeds and the wider region on its proposals to improve air quality and protect the health of people in the city.
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Following a successful trial in York, First Leeds has this week launched its trial of a new fully electric double- decker bus.
Plans to improve three key road junctions in Leeds to tackle congestion and improve connectivity and air quality are to be discussed by senior councillors next week.
Proposals to plant ‘many hundreds of thousands’ of new trees along the River Aire catchment form part of an ambitious range of measures to help protect Leeds against the future threat of flooding.
The leaders and mayors of cities across the north have agreed to convene a summit to make the case for TransPennine rail electrification, ahead of the return of parliament in September.
Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to approve a major new scheme to provide low-cost environmentally-friendly heating at a meeting later this month.
A new cycling plan for Leeds has officially been unveiled this month.
The people of Leeds came out in force to pledge their support to improve air quality in the city as part of the UK’s first ever National Clean Air Day.
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Leeds’ new, 1,000-space Temple Green Park and Ride, just off Junction 45 of the M1 motorway opens on Monday (19 June).
The first step in bringing about transformational improvements to public transport in Leeds is set to be approved by senior councillors next week.
Children and young people from 95 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering ten local authority areas over the next two weeks.
We know we need to improve air quality in the city and are committed to doing our bit to make a difference.
