West Midlands Air Quality Conference

On Thursday 5th June 2025, the WMCA hosted the West Midlands Air Quality Conference at the Studio in Birmingham.

Since 2023, the West Midlands Combined Authority has been leading a Defra-funded project, working closely with local authorities and the University of Birmingham, to highlight the issue of poor air quality and what people in the region can do to reduce their exposure. This event provided the results of this work, ranging from improving monitoring and data, to behaviour change and raising awareness. Within the context of the regional Air Quality Framework, the event looked forward to the future and how we will continue to collaborate with regional partners to improve air quality for everyone in the West Midlands.

An image of Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands addressing attendees at the West Midlands Air Quality Conference.

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, opens the Conference

Conference Documents

Please see the documents and wider information that was shared during the Conference:

West Midlands Air Quality Conference slides

WMCA Air Quality Brochure

Notes taken at the breakout session will be available soon.

Find out more

An image of a diverse panel answering questions to a room is full of attendees at the West Midlands Air Quality Conference.

To find out more about the air quality work in the West Midlands, including seeing near real-time data, visit our new West Midlands region air quality website: cleanair.wmca.org.uk

You can also find out more about the broader air quality work at the WMCA here.

Contact

If you have any questions, please email: environment@wmca.org.uk