Local Authorities should be acting now on plans to improve the air quality in their constituencies.
It’s imperative that councils start effectively monitoring particulates now before any improvement processes are put in place in order to demonstrate progress in the future.
The news came out today that by 2040 new diesel and petrol vehicles will be banned in the UK. This has arisen from the government’s ongoing bid to tackle air pollution.
Nitrogen dioxide is the big sticking point as it’s been recently discovered that diesel vehicles are the biggest culprit in harmful emissions, contrary to prior advice from the government that it was in fact the cleaner choice of fuel.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove is also set to unveil a £255m fund to help local authorities tackle emissions from diesel vehicles in their areas, as part of a £3bn air quality initiative.
“What we’re saying to local authorities is come up with an imaginative solution to these proposals,”
-Gove on The Today programme.
From this we know that local authorities will have a huge task ahead of them to improve pollution within their communities.
The most intelligent first step for agencies will be to establish current levels of toxins to use as a benchmark to determine the success of proposed strategies.
To ensure the monitoring system you’re implementing is as lean as possible, you must think about future-proofing, scalability, cost and effectiveness.
The Hark system is infinitely scalable and all information is stored on the cloud meaning not only will your data be unalterable, you’ll be able to retrieve it in real-time allowing you to report on your progress at the click of a button.
If you’d like to hear more about our system and how we can help you to monitor your air quality, contact us today.
