Air quality

Good air quality is vital for our health and quality of life as well as the environment. The council monitors and models air pollutant levels in order to assess current and future air quality. 

Air Quality Action Plan

Liverpool’s Air Quality Action Plan presents a series of options for reducing levels of air pollution in the city, in order to comply with UK and European health-based air quality standards.

The original action plan that covered two specific areas has been updated as a result of a citywide Air Quality Management Area designated in 2008.  The council requires an action plan because it was forecast that the annual average concentration of nitrogen dioxide across the city exceeded the national target.

Download the 2008 updated Air Quality Action Plan to find out more about what we are doing about air quality control in Liverpool.

Air Quality Strategy

The Air Quality Strategy aims to protect people’s health and the environment.  It describes government plans to improve and protect ambient air quality and the measures that will help to deliver cleaner air quickly.  Find out more about the national Air Quality Strategy on the DEFRA website.

View live air pollution levels in Liverpool.

To find out more about air quality, visit the UK National Air Quality Information Archive.