Birmingham Clean Air Zone

Birmingham Clean Air Zone
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Birmingham Clean Air Zone traffic sign symbol
LocationBirmingham
Launched1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)
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ManagerBirmingham City Council
CurrencyPound sterling
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Websitewww.brumbreathes.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Birmingham Clean Air Zone is an area of central Birmingham, England where traffic is restricted to reduce air pollution. It became the third UK Clean Air Zone, after London and Bath, when it launched on 1 June 2021.[1][2] A study of the zone’s effectiveness, published in 2023, found mixed results, with "modest, but significant reductions" in nitrogen dioxide but "no detectable impact in the concentrations of fine particles... the air pollutant with greatest health effects".[3]

  1. ^ "Birmingham Clean Air Zone: What you need to know". BBC News. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Air We Go! Birmingham Clean Air Zone Launch Day". Birmingham Mail. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Clean Air Zone reduces air pollution levels in Birmingham - study". University of Birmingham. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.