Cleaner Air for Scotland 2: environmental report

An Environmental Report to assess the likely significant environmental impacts of the new air quality strategy.


List of Abbreviations

AQMA

Air Quality Management Area

C6H6

Benzene

CAA93

the Clean Air Act 1993

CAFS/ CAFS2

Cleaner Air for Scotland/ Draft Cleaner Air for Scotland 2

CO

Carbon monoxide

EA95

The Environment Act 1995

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

HRA

Habitats Regulations Assessment

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

LAQM

Local Air Quality Management

LEZ

Low Emission Zone

NAEI

National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory data

NH3

Ammonia

NLEF

National Low Emissions Framework

NPF3

National Planning Framework 3

NO2

Nitrogen dioxide

NOx

Nitrogen oxides

NTS/ NTS2

National Transport Strategy/ National Transport Strategy 2

O3

Ozone

Pb

Lead

PfG

Programme for Government

PM2.5/10

Particulate matter (2.5/ 10 micrometres (µm))

PPC

Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2012

PPS

Plans, Programmes and Strategies

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEPA

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

NatureScot

Scotland’s Nature Agency (formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)

SO2

Sulphur dioxide

SPP

Scottish Planning Policy

STPR

Strategic Transport Projects Review

UKCP18

United Kingdom Climate Projections

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

VOCs

Volatile Organic Compounds

WHO

World Health Organisation

Contact

Email: andrew.taylor2@gov.scot

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