Submission Documents: By Councillor Martha Wardrop:- "Council notes that legal history has been made as for the first time air pollution was recorded as a cause in an individual death in the UK. Assistant Coroner Philip Barlow's investigation found air pollution from traffic emissions was a significant contributory factor in the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah in February 2013. Council expresses its sympathy to Ella's family, and commends her mother, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, on her long campaign to expose the environmental causes of Ella's death. Council welcomes the recommendations of Mr. Barlow's Report to Prevent Deaths which states unambiguously that "delay in reducing the levels of atmospheric air pollution is the cause of avoidable deaths." As with the climate emergency, highly polluted communities are often those that are more socially and economically disadvantaged which means the health impacts fall on those least responsible for the crisis. Council notes a WHO report of 2017 found that PM2.5 particulate levels in Glasgow were higher than all other cities in the UK. Health Protection Scotland in 2018 found over 200 deaths, one in every 29 deaths, per year in Glasgow could be attributed to long-term exposure to PM2.5 air pollution. Council agrees to bring forward proposals to increase awareness of information on local and national air pollution levels through the free app from Air Quality in Scotland, as well as investment in a wider network of air quality sensors to give the detailed information required by the public in Glasgow. In the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Council supports measures to accelerate the reduction of air pollution across Glasgow. Council recognises the need for an urgent and comprehensive modal shift to cleaner, greener public transport, with a generational shift in active travel; therefore Council endorses the bike library scheme aiming to deliver bike access for every child in Glasgow, recognising the advantages of a universalist approach to avoid stigma and ensure the long term sustainability of the service." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Martha Wardrop:- "Council notes that legal history has been made as for the first time air pollution was recorded as a cause in an individual death in the UK. Assistant Coroner Philip Barlow's investigation found air pollution from traffic emissions was a significant contributory factor in the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah in February 2013. Council expresses its sympathy to Ella's family, and commends her mother, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, on her long campaign to expose the environmental causes of Ella's death. Council welcomes the recommendations of Mr. Barlow's Report to Prevent Deaths which states unambiguously that "delay in reducing the levels of atmospheric air pollution is the cause of avoidable deaths." As with the climate emergency, highly polluted communities are often those that are more socially and economically disadvantaged which means the health impacts fall on those least responsible for the crisis. Council notes a WHO report of 2017 found that PM2.5 particulate levels in Glasgow were higher than all other cities in the UK. Health Protection Scotland in 2018 found over 200 deaths, one in every 29 deaths, per year in Glasgow could be attributed to long-term exposure to PM2.5 air pollution. Council agrees to bring forward proposals to increase awareness of information on local and national air pollution levels through the free app from Air Quality in Scotland, as well as investment in a wider network of air quality sensors to give the detailed information required by the public in Glasgow. In the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Council supports measures to accelerate the reduction of air pollution across Glasgow. Council recognises the need for an urgent and comprehensive modal shift to cleaner, greener public transport, with a generational shift in active travel; therefore Council endorses the bike library scheme aiming to deliver bike access for every child in Glasgow, recognising the advantages of a universalist approach to avoid stigma and ensure the long term sustainability of the service.".

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Item Minute - 13 May 2021 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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