Guide on Ambient Air Quality Legislation - Air Pollution Series

United Nations Environment Programme

dc.contributor	Law Division	en_US
dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme	en_US
dc.contributor.other	Scotford, Eloise	en_US
dc.contributor.other	Misonne, Delphine	en_US
dc.contributor.other	Lewis, Alastair	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Global	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-25T12:39:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-25T12:39:10Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-4029-5	en_US
dc.identifier.other	DEL/2527/NA	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/42536
dc.description	Embedding ambient air quality standards (AAQS) in legislation is an important foundation for effective national air quality governance. Legislation can establish institutional responsibility for air quality standards, set mechanisms for accountability, public participation and enforcement, and institutionalize processes for setting and updating robust air quality standards as knowledge and technologies develop. UNEP’s 2021 Regulating Air Quality: The First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation found that, while most countries in the world do embed AAQS in legislation, there was no common legal framework for AAQS globally. UNEP has developed this Guide on Ambient Air Quality Legislation to assist national lawmakers and policymakers to develop or improve ambient air quality legislation. The aim of this Guide is to promote robust national systems of air quality governance that prioritize public health outcomes and respect that all humans share the same need to breathe air of adequate quality. The Guide emphasizes that air pollution is a collective problem arising from decisions and behaviours across a wide range of policy sectors. Thus, regulatory alignment across wide-ranging policy areas is critical to achieving AAQS in practice. This Guide addresses a lacuna that exists in air quality laws globally, providing a legal resource for developing robust national legislation that supports public access to scientifically evidenced levels of clean air.	en_US
dc.format	pdf	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Air Pollution Series	en_US
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	AMBIENT AIR QUALITY	en_US
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY	en_US
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY DIRECTIVE	en_US
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEGISLATION	en_US
dc.subject	LEGISLATION	en_US
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY MONITORING	en_US
dc.subject	LAW ENFORCEMENT	en_US
dc.title	Guide on Ambient Air Quality Legislation - Air Pollution Series	en_US
dc.type	Manuals, Guides and Toolkits	en_US
dc.type	Publications	en_US
dc.type	Reports, Books and Booklets	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	en_US
wd.topics	Chemicals and Pollution Action	en_US
wd.topics	Environmental Governance	en_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber	104 p.	en_US
wd.identifier.institutions	United Nations Environment Assembly	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Providing a legal resource for developing robust national ambient air quality legislation	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Global context for national air quality standards and legal frameworks	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Foundations of national air quality laws: legislative elements, scientific knowledge, process, and scope	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Setting legislative quality standards for ambient air	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Administrative frameworks for compliance with legislative AAQS: Monitoring, data and zoning	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Compliance and enforcement measures	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Procedural rights for ambient air quality	en_US
dc.relation.TableOfContents	Coordinating air quality governance	en_US
wd.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/42536