The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, Chaired by Barry Sheerman MP, is looking for new members to join our five working parties.
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality is a social enterprise which has the objective to improve the quality of the air we breathe using evidence-based research to shape policy and legislation.
It aims to advise and inform members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords on road air pollution, and its effects and potential solutions. WCRAQ brings air quality professionals and legislators together intending to identify research-based solutions to air quality problems. These answers should also take into account cost, effectiveness, achievability and acceptability.
The Commission consists of five working parties headed up by leading experts in their respective fields.
- Air Quality Monitoring – Chair: Professor Roland Leigh, Earthsense
- Air Health – Chair: Professor Stephen Holgate, Southampton University
- Planning – Chair: Louise Brooke Smith, Consilio Strategic Consultancy
- Alternative Fuels and Vehicles – Chair: Richard Wenham, Central Bedford Council
- Education – Chair: Trewin Ristoric, Hubbub
- Research Co-ordinator – Associate Professor James Tate, University of Leeds
‘According to the World Health Organisation air pollution kills an estimate of about seven million people per year around the world. This number is shocking but, more importantly, it’s also preventable. By taking a deep look into one of the biggest sources of air pollution – road transport – this Commission will take an important step in solving one of the biggest health and environmental issues of our time,’ explained Barry Sheerman MP, Chair of the Westminster Commission.
The Commission invites corporates, SMEs, scientists, charities, air quality professionals, transport operations and consultancies and other qualified individuals to become part of this new initiative.
Commission reserves the right to decline membership and every application will be reviewed.
To join the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, please contact [email protected].
