Aether Clause Samples
Aether. Aether specialises in supporting international agencies, national governments and local authorities in the assessment of air pollution and climate change emissions, and of policies aimed at addressing such emissions. Clients include the European Environment Agency, the European Commission, Defra, BEIS, Government Departments around the world (in particular, European countries), and local authorities in the UK, including the GLA. This work has included the assessment and quantification of policies and measures and setting up reporting and quality control systems. Aether is part of a consortium currently contracted to Defra to assess local authority Reviews & Assessments. A recent addition to ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s staff, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ brings with him over 20 years working in policy, evidence and implementation, mainly in air quality, at local government, NGO and national government levels, including extensive experience of negotiations at an EU level. He was part of the NGO team during the EU Clean Air for Europe (CAFÉ) programme and of the UK Government Team negotiating the current Ambient Air Quality Directive. He is currently part of the team developing guidance for the European Commission on the assessment of air pollution policies in different Member States. Some examples of relevant project experience of the Consultants is summarised in the table below. Project Title Client Key Features of Work Scope Implementation of Air Quality Neutral GLA AQC led a research project to provide recommendations on how Policy 7.14 of the London Plan could be delivered. The recommendations formed the basis of the subsequent 2014 SPG. Effectiveness of local authority action plans Defra AQC led a research project (in association with Aether) to evaluate the effectiveness of local authority action plans and elements of the R&A process. These recommendations were used by Defra to inform the subsequent LAQM review. Implementation of exposure- reduction approaches for PM2.5 Defra and Govt. of New South Wales (Australia) AQC led research projects on behalf of Defra to investigate options to implement an exposure- reduction approach for PM2.5 at the EK and European levels. A subsequent project was carried out for the Govt, of NSW to identify exposure- reduction options for Australia. Options for PM10 and NO2 hotspots in London TfL AQC led a project to investigate potential measures to target both PM10 and NO2 hotspots in London. A detailed literature review was carried out, and proposals fo...
