Welcoming Birminghams Clean Air Zone

A coalition of NGOs and experts supports Birmingham's Clean Air Zone as a critical step to address illegal air pollution, which causes an estimated 900 premature deaths annually in the city. While praising the Council's leadership in implementing the first Class D Clean Air Zone outside London, the authors argue that the zone should be a first step toward a zero-emission transport network and the elimination of pollution hotspots.

• Air pollution in Birmingham is estimated to cause 900 premature deaths every year and negatively impacts the quality of life for thousands of residents.
• Over 10,000 school children in Birmingham are currently exposed to dirty air during their commutes to and from school, according to analysis by the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK.
• The public health cost burden of air pollution on Birmingham is estimated at nearly £1 billion annually, while improving air quality is estimated to provide a £25 million annual benefit to the local economy.
• Birmingham is the first city outside of London to implement a Class D Clean Air Zone, which specifically targets diesel cars as the primary source of nitrogen oxide emissions in and around the city centre.

APA

ClientEarth (2021). Welcoming Birminghams Clean Air Zone. https://www.clientearth.org/media/0gldncg0/healthy-air-campaign-birmingham-caz-welcome-letter.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Welcoming Birminghams Clean Air Zone. 2021. https://www.clientearth.org/media/0gldncg0/healthy-air-campaign-birmingham-caz-welcome-letter.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=ClientEarth |title=Welcoming Birminghams Clean Air Zone |date=1 June 2021 |url=https://www.clientearth.org/media/0gldncg0/healthy-air-campaign-birmingham-caz-welcome-letter.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2021welcoming, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Welcoming Birminghams Clean Air Zone}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/0gldncg0/healthy-air-campaign-birmingham-caz-welcome-letter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }