A Case Study on the Clean Air Plan for Wales

Abstract

The main idea of this paper is to make a comprehensive evaluation of the Clean Air Plan for Wales, a newly introduced air pollution policy in recent years, and give countermeasures. This article starts from four different themes which are People, Environment, Properity, and Place and studies different measures and solutions under each topic. The People is to raise awareness of air pollution among local residents and develop different policies to better monitor and control air pollution and emissions. The Environment is to formulate some policies to overcome the negative influences that bring by air pollution on biodiversity and ecosystems and create a more resilience and ecological natural environment. The Properity is primiraly about the regulating businesses and industries to reduce carbon and other pollutant emission. The last theme, Place is about some acts, programme and policies that will reduce air pollution generated by traffic and transportation on public places. Finally, the paper analyses that the plan is successful on the whole. However, due to the impact of the budget, COVID-19, and policies, some plans have been delayed, but the article gives suggestions on how to plan and study air pollution more effectively in the future. The whole article makes it easier and intuitive for people to understand the measures in the Clean Air Plan for Wales and what the government has done for air pollution. In addition, the suggestions put forward in the article can also provide some reference and reflection value for policy makers.