National Low Emission Framework:Next StepsDr Stephen Thomson, Head of Environment & Sustainability Transport Scotland

‘The NLEF is designed to enable local authorities to appraise, justify the business case for, and implement a range of, air quality improvement options related to transport (and associated land use)...building on the work already being done through the Local Air Quality Management system.’

CAFS, 2015

“NLEF must offer consistency.”LES consultation , 2015

Review of Low Emission Strategy (LES) options

• Glasgow (2010)• Edinburgh (2007, 2011)• Aberdeen (2015)

Image from AECOM 2010 Glasgow LEZ Feasibility cover

• Transport Scotland• SEPA• RTPs• LA road and

planning authorities

NLEF is:

•Science led•Evidence based process

•Collaborative assessment of transport-focused air quality interventions

Work to Date

• Working group findings

• Consultation

• Interviews

• Stakeholder review and engagement

• Jacobs reports 1 to 5 on NLEF detail and delivery

• Peer review

• Workshop

• Elected member workshop

Traffic data

NLEF

Many stakeholders!

NMF process supports NLEF and is ‘science driven’

EAA Framework brief packages?

Data and consultation

Models, traffic data, fleet status, partners, opportunities

Funding

Enforcement

Cost Benefit Analysis

Options Refinement

Process Documents

Communication + Engagement

Existing and new

Methodology, cost, existing resources

Impacts, option costs, scales for each stage

LEZ, CAZ, other options with associated guidance on terminology and option detail

Define the process, describe the detail, milestone review

Vehicle Fleet, stakeholders, manage expectations, lead change

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November 2015 to April 2016•NLEF briefs prepared

•Continual consultation and collaboration

•Deliver work packages

•Establish pre-appraisal group

2016 to 2019•Publication of the NLEF and NMF with a timetable for implementation

•Deliver actions via the NLEF

NLEF Next Steps

The future – post 2018

• Is NLEF the right name?• Is NAQF a better name?

Evidence establishedConsensus achieved Documents completeOptions definedFunding alignment

Dr Stephen Thomsonstephen.thomson@transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk

www.stepscotland.com@step_scotland