HEALTH

Every Breath You Treat Medical Conference
23rd September 2022
3 mins read

Leeds City Council waives ticket costs for accredited national air quality conference designed for health professionals, medics and researchers

An accredited online medical conference bringing together some of the country’s top air pollution experts will now be free to attend on October 4, after event organisers announced they were waiving ticket costs so that more health professionals can benefit from cutting-edge insights to help improve patient outcomes. ‘Every Breath You Treat’ is believed…
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Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
29th July 2022
1 min read

Leeds’ climate change resilience to be discussed by councillors

Senior councillors are set to discuss the city’s resilience against the impacts of climate change at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s Executive Board. Ahead of the meeting, the council has published a new report setting out the main risks that Leeds will face over the coming decades due to global warming. The report…
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Leeds Clean Air Quality
16th October 2020
2 mins read

Leeds’ Clean Air Zone has achieved its aims early and is no longer required, joint review finds

Leeds’ planned Clean Air Zone is no longer required thanks to businesses switching to cleaner vehicles faster than expected, a joint review by Leeds City Council and central government has concluded. Senior councillors will discuss the conclusions and proposals to voluntarily introduce new air quality targets that go further than the national standards at…
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