Decarbonising transport in the West Midlands: win-win-wins for carbon, air quality, and health?
Free and open to all.
Climate change is already influencing health outcomes, service pressures, and economic resilience across the West Midlands. The WM-Net Zero study brings together the latest evidence, local data, and scientific insights to support health focused policy actions.
This IAQM webinar will explore the implications of different road transport decarbonisation pathways for air quality and health outcomes in the West Midlands, considering synergies and trade-offs for health improvement and equity.
There will also be time for an audience Q&A at the end of the presentation.
Our speaker
Dr Suzanne Bartington is a Clinical Associate Professor in Environmental Health in the Department of Applied Health Sciences, and an Honorary Consultant in Public Health. Her research portfolio extends across ambient and indoor air quality, sustainable transport and environmental public policy. Since 2022 she has served as UK Clean Air Champion, bringing together the UK world-class air quality research base to develop practical solutions to air quality issues. She is co-lead for the £2m Wellcome Trust funded “A Health -centred systems approach towards net-zero: transforming regional climate mitigation policies using the West Midlands as an exemplar to demonstrate the wider benefits of health-centred net zero approaches. Dr Bartington also serves as a member of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) and is a former County Councillor. She is also an IAQM Honorary Fellow.
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