WCRAQ Air Health Working Party
The UK’s first environmental air pollution clinic for children – Jonathan Grigg, Professor of Paediatric Respiratory and Environmental
29 May 2024/15:30 – 17:00
Online event only
Chair Sir Stephen Holgate
- 15:30 – 15:35: Welcome and meeting protocol – Sally Cumner, Executive Director, WCRAQ
- 15:35 – 15:45: Welcome and introduction to Air Health – Sir Stephen Holgate, University Southampton
- 15:45 – 16:00: The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality’s achievements in Parliament – Barry Sheerman, MP, Chairman, WCRAQ
- 16:00 – 16:30: The UK’s first environmental air pollution clinic for children – Jonathan Grigg, Professor of Paediatric Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, Queen Mary University of London/Honorary Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician, the Royal London Hospital
- Jonathan Grigg will review why environmental exposures should be discussed with families of children and young people with respiratory diseases.
- Set up and preliminary data from the first NHS clinic to assess environmental exposures in asthma children will be presented.
- Future developments will also be discussed.
- 16:30 – 16:55: Questions and further actions – Sir Stephen Holgate, University Southampton
- 16:55 – 17:00: Close of session – Sally Cumner, Executive Director, WCRAQ
You can register here
WCRAQ Air Monitoring Working Party
How to identify and eliminate the dirty emissions tail both on
diesel and petrol vehicles / The Horizon AeroSolfd project- Lauretta Rubino, CEO, VERT
25 June 2024/11:00 – 12:30
Location: Protea, Unit 2, Venture Park, Stirling Way, Peterborough PE3 8YD
In-person event only
Chair Ralph Wilce
Programme
11:30 –12:00: Arrival and refreshments
12:00 –12:30: Factory tour and live PN-PTI demo
12:30 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00: WCRAQ Air Monitoring Working Party
13:00 – 13:10: Parliamentary update – Barry Sheerman MP, Chairman, WCRAQ
13:10 – 13:20: WCRAQ update – Jason Airey, Executive Director, WCRAQ
13:20 –13:30: Introduction Party – Ralph Wilce, Chairman, Air Monitoring Working Party, WCRAQ
13:30 – 14:15: How to identify and eliminate the dirty emissions tail both on diesel and petrol vehicles. Lauretta Rubino, CEO, VERT
14:15 – 14:30: Q&A Session
14:30 – 14:50: Some important lessons from the current roll-out of PN testing in Europe – Ralph Wilce, Chair of Air Monitoring Working Party
14:50 – 15:30: Q & A Session
15:30: Close of meeting – Sally Cumner, Director, WCRAQ
Request to attend by emailing Sally Cumner at [email protected]
WCRAQ: Air Health Working Party
New insights into particle toxicity, Martin Clift, Professor Biomedical Sciences, Swansea University
8 July 2024 – 11:00 – 12:30
- 11:00 – 11:05: Welcome and meeting protocol – Sally Cumner, Executive Director, WCRAQ
- 11:05 – 11:10: Welcome and introduction to Air Health – Sir Stephen Holgate, University Southampton
- 11:10 – 11:30: The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality’s achievements in Parliament – Barry Sheerman, MP, Chairman, WCRAQ
- 11:30 – 12:00: New insights into particle toxicity – Martin Clift, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Swansea University
- 12:00 – 12:25: Questions and further actions – Sir Stephen Holgate, University Southampton
- 12:25 – 12:30: Close of session – Sally Cumner, Executive Director, WCRAQ
Teams Meeting only
Registration link:
Request to attend by emailing Sally Cumner at [email protected]
WCRAQ: Energy Fuels and Vehicles Working Party
Timescales and Specification/sweet spots for hydrogen commercial vehicle solutions that will deliver CO2 reduction and improved AQ before 2030 – Amanda Lyne, MD, Ulemco
Date: 16 July, 2024/11:00 – 12:30
Location: Ulemco, Unit 7F Topham Drive Aintree Retail & Business Park, Liverpool L9 5AL Merseyside United Kingdom
In-person attendance only
- 11:00 – 11:05: Welcome and meeting protocol – Sally Cumner, Executive Director, WCRAQ
- 11:05 – 11:15: The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality’s achievements in Parliament – Barry Sheerman, MP, Chairman, WCRAQ
- 11:15 – 11:30: A Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality perspective on hydrogen – Jason Airey, Chair, Energy Fuels and Vehicles, WCRAQ
- 11:30 – 12:00 Timescales and Specification/sweet spots for hydrogen commercial vehicle solutions that will deliver CO2 reduction and improved AQ before 2030 – Amanda Lyne, MD, Ulemco
- 12:00 – 12:30: Questions– Jason Airey, Chair, Energy Fuels and Vehicles, WCRAQ
- 12.30: – Close of meeting
- 12:30 – 13:30: Factory tour
- 13:30: – 14:30: Lunch
Request to attend by emailing Sally Cumner at [email protected]
WCRAQ Emissions Reduction Workshop in association with IRTE Ireland North Centre
9 October, 2024/ 13:00 –15:45
Titanic Centre Belfast
12:30 – 13:00: Coffee and tea and networking
13:00 – 16:00: Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality – Emissions Reduction workshop in partnership with IRTE Ireland North – Hosted by Ann-Marie Knegt, Creative Director, Visie Communications/ Jeff Shaw, Transport Manager, Ards and North Down Council
13:00 – 13:05: Welcome and protocol – Ann-Marie Knegt, Creative Director, Visie Communications/ Jeff Shaw, Transport Manager, Ards and North Down Council
13:05 – 13:20: WCRAQ in Parliament Update – Barry Sheerman MP, Chair Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality
13:20 – 13:40: WCRAQ Update – Jason Airey, Founder, WCRAQ
13:40 – 14:00: TBC – Nathan Wilson, Account & Area Sales Manager, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland, Alisson Transmission
14:00 – 14:30: Northern Ireland Air Quality Index – Neil Rowland, Senior Research Fellow, Queen’s Business School (QBS
14:30 – 15:30: Questions –Ann-Marie Knegt, Creative Director, Visie Communications/ Jeff Shaw, Transport Manager, Ards and North Down Council
15:30 – 15:45: Close of event and future actions – Ann-Marie Knegt, Creative Director, Visie Communications/ Jeff Shaw, Transport Manager, Ards and North Down Council
18:00 – 19:00: Drinks reception – sponsored by Dennis Eagle, Titanic Centre, Belfast, Olympic Suite
19:00 – 22:00: VIP Networking Dinner – sponsored by Dennis Eagle, Titanic Centre, Belfast, Olympic Suite
To secure your space, please reply to Ann-Marie Knegt
WCRAQ Energy, Fuels & Vehicles WP
17th October 2024
11:00 – 15:00
With Jason Airey CMS – Charles Stephenson – JCB HQ Stafford – HICE (hydrogen internal combustion engine) In person event only.
Request to attend by emailing Sally Cumner at [email protected]