Air quality
Air Quality Forum
Agenda - 16 January 2008
10.30 am – 12.30, Conference Room LG 4 – 6, Page Street, London SW1
Item 1: Minutes/Actions from Forum meeting on 3 October 2007.
Actions in minutes (available at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/panels/forum/meetings/071003/)
Para 3.2 – Defra to keep members informed of progress on new air quality Directive – Update: ongoing/update provided in meeting.
Para 6.2 – Inform the group of final national indicator set. Update: Actioned, with further details on the draft emissions tool for PM10 and NOx (and CO2) circulated to the group. See www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/local/indicator.htm
Para 7.2 – Defra (Rob Arnold) to discuss with DfT implications of biofuels for NOx levels. Update: ongoing discussions with DfT.
DfT (James Harries) to check that higher levels of primary NO2 from newer diesel-engine vehicles would be taken into account in his analysis of air quality impacts of different new car CO2 targets. Update: in meeting.
Para 9.2 – Defra to circulate EA paper on Open Air Laboratory (circulated again with this agenda).
Item 2: EU developments – Defra:
Helen Ainsworth:
- Air Quality Directive - AQF 1 (PDF 25 KB), Presentation (PDF 35 KB)
- National Emissions Ceiling Directive - Presentation (PDF 85 KB)
- Paints Directive
Richard Vincent:
- IPPC Directive
Item 3: MARPOL and Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels – MCA
Item 4: Local air quality – Jon Lartice
- LAQM - AQF 3 (PDF 25 KB)
Item 5: DfT update
- EU CO2 emissions for new cars – update - James Harries
- Heathrow/AQ update – Roger Worth
Item 6: AOB
- Particles analysis – David Muir (IAQM)
- Remote emissions testing – David Muir (Bristol City Council)
- AQEG report on NO2 (Rob Arnold, Defra)
Minutes
- Minutes of this meeting (PDF 60 KB)
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