Sustainable Urban Development Leeds

Question 1

Air pollution
Clean van commitment

Answer 1

£40 million investment into electric vans to replace diesel vehicles
Led by NGO global action plan
Small scale compared to number of cars
Aims to make all vehicles zero / ultra low emissions

Question 2

What percentage of buses have cleaner engines

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

Clean air charging zone

Answer 3

No longer going ahead
Cars / vehicles already made improvements to engines

Question 4

Water pollution group strategy

Answer 4

‘Eye on the Aire’
Brought together 30+ organisations to tackle river pollution.

Question 5

Water pollution
What investments occurred ?

Answer 5

£75 million investment at Esholt sewage works
£10 million investment into sewage works at Meanwood to prevent sewers flooding

Question 6

How does restoring the river help the city

Answer 6

Regeneration of buildings around the river can occur
Eg. Warehouses

Question 7

Regeneration- leeds dock

Answer 7

Around 0.68km^2 of derelict land reclaimed
Workforce of 1000
7.2 miles of new road / foot paths put in place

Question 8

Urban regeneration - new homes

Answer 8

1000 apartments provide homes for 1800 residents

Question 9

Waste- RERF

Answer 9

Recycling centre
Powers up to 20,000 homes
Waste that is not recycled goes here

Question 10

Waste- how much waste is recycled in Leeds?

Answer 10

40% (doubled since 2006)

Question 11

Examples of recycling centres in leeds

Answer 11

Meanwood
Middleton
Sea Croft