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Defra Release 'Air Pollution: Action in a Changing Climate' | 3 Mar 2010

Defra and its partners in the Devolved Administrations have released a concise new report examining how climate change and air quality policy can be aligned to maximise the benefits to society.

The report - 'Air Pollution: Action in a Changing Climate' - concludes that the current benefits of climate policy, calculated at £15 billion by 2050, can be boosted to nearly £40 billion by implementing climate policy in a way that also maximises air quality benefits.

The report also heralds a new approach to the development of future UK Air Quality Strategies, which will now be aligned with reviews of national Carbon Budgets set under the Climate Change Act.

The report can be downloaded here