Consultation on draft AQEG report: Air quality and climate change: a UK perspective

This is the third report of the Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG). The report provides an examination of the linkages between mitigation policies for climate change and air quality. It outlines the scientific background to these interactions and identifies synergies, where measures to improve air quality or climate change can help ameliorate the other, and trade-offs where policy measures in the two areas act in opposition.

The report aims to address the key policy-related questions put to AQEG by Defra and the devolved administrations in the report requirements document (92 KB)

The report is being published in draft to allow expert comment before the group reaches its final conclusions. Any technical comments on the report should be sent to the AQEG Secretariat by Monday 13 March 2006.

• Letter to consultees (52 KB)

• List of organisations consulted

Main report

• Title pages and contents (61 KB)

• Executive summary (49 KB)

• Chapter 1 - Introduction (65 KB)

• Chapter 2 - Scientific background (909 KB - NB large file)

• Chapter 3 - Impact of air quality on climate (1.7 MB - NB large file)

• Chapter 4 - Impact of climate change on air quality (2.2 MB - NB large file)

• Chapter 5 - Mitigation measures for air pollution and climate change (332 KB)

• Chapter 6 - Conclusions (38 KB)

• Abbreviations and glossary (151 KB)

• References (151 KB)

• Annex 1 - Relevant policy introduction (47 KB)

• Annex 2 - Emission inventories – how emissions are reported and what it means for modelling and assessments purposes (30 KB)

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Further information on the Air Quality Expert Group is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/aqeg/index.htm