STEP 2014 Conference Key note speech. (Keith Brown MSP)

Keith Brown MSP Minister for Transport & Veterans

cleanest available technology

where possible, separate pollution sources from people

In the 17th century, the approach was to seek…

…the same approach is still true today.

Invisible [in-viz-uh-buh] 1. Not perceptible to the eye; hidden

35 AQMA’s

STEP logo in here Public Sector

Private Sector

Third Sector

General Public

“Attributable deaths do not represent the number of individuals whose length of life has been shortened by air pollution.”

“Long term exposure to air pollution…is unlike to be the sole cause of death in individuals...but will contribute to deaths from respiratory and cardiovascular causes, in combination with other risk factors”

500 publicly accessible charge points

throughout the country

STEP logo in here “I’m jealous of STEP; we just don’t have

such a cohesive group in England.”

Draft LES launch by end of 2014

Further consultation and revision of draft LES

LES launch Spring 2015