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National Air Quality Conference 2024
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For over 70 years, we have delivered market-leading measurement, modelling, and emissions inventory compilation and reporting for air quality pollutants and greenhouse gases. We established, and are the custodians of, the UK national air quality information archive. This programme has provided the key evidence which supports internationally leading air quality policy, legislation and technical resources in the UK and Europe.
We are building on this to share our expertise with cities and national governments worldwide, with substantial air quality policy, monitoring, modelling and capacity programmes in the Gulf region, throughout Asia, South America and Africa. We work in partnership with international funding agencies, city and national authorities and civil society organisations to deliver cleaner air quality for many of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Emissions Inventories
Providing the emissions evidence base to enable cost-effective mitigation of pollutants, supported by expert advice tailored to your needs.
Air quality modelling and impact assessment
From local dispersion assessments to national modelling programmes we support a comprehensive range of assignments.
Geodata analysis and visualisation
Utilising the latest data visualisation techniques we help you understand the influence of different sources on measured levels of air pollutants.
How we can help
Delivering your AQAP
We have extensive experience in preparing AQAPs for UK local authorities, including delivery plans for Tower Hamlets, Derby, Wakefield, Oxford and Mid Devon Councils, all in line with the relevant LAQM process.
Getting more from air quality data
Ricardo's RapidAir® software provides a much-needed
diagnostics and decision-support capability to help tackle the challenge of improving urban air quality.
Understanding real-world driving emissions
By accurately measuring real-world driving emissions, we deliver the local insight necessary to inform the cost-effective design of low-emission policy.
Delivering on net zero action plans
We have outlined a road map to deliver viable, credible carbon reduction strategies along the value chain, helping local authorities, cities and regions.
Air pollution emissions reporting
Providing you the tools to estimate and report on your organisation’s air pollutant emissions and greenhouse gas emissions, supporting good corporate environmental, social, and governance performance.
Delivering your air quality Supplementary Planning Document
An SPD will set out the Council’s expectations for the assessment of air quality and can help to classify developments in terms of their likelihood for resulting significant impacts.
Helping local authorities respond to climate emergency
Ricardo has supported many cities, and local and central governments, in support of their journey to net zero.
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Meet our experts
Rachel Yardley
Business Area Manager – Air Pollutant and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories, Tools and Projections
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Thank you for meeting with us at the National Air Quality Conference 2024. Please do get in touch if you would like to have a discussion with our experts regarding your air quality management requirements.