Regulatory standards

The UK government sets regulatory standards for air quality, against which we assess ourselves every year. World Health Organisation limits are stricter than the UK’s current regulatory standards.

This strategy works towards WHO limits for air pollution. While not legally binding, striving to achieve the targets set out by WHO in its Global Air Quality Guidelines will motivate Portsmouth City Council to go further and faster for the benefit of residents.

• 65% of respondents think that setting air quality improvement targets which go beyond the UK legal limits is the right think to do

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65% of respondents agree that setting air quality improvement targets beyond UK legal limits is the right thing to do
21% of respondents do not agree
15% of respondents are unsure