Can you confirm how many events will have been conducted by 31st March 2022 as part of the Air Quality Fund’s anti idling project?

The Mayor’s Air Quality Fund’s Idling Action Project is a London-wide behaviour change campaign tackling unnecessary pollution emissions from idling vehicles through various engagement methods, one of which is Idling Action events.  These events entail project officers, borough officers and volunteers engaging directly with drivers on the subject of idling, explaining the health impacts of pollution and asking drivers to pledge not to idle in the future. Due to Covid-19 and social distancing these events were put on hold for a significant period so the project instead focussed on the other engagement elements such as school workshops, engaging with businesses and a London-wide advertising campaign.

Once it was assessed to be safe to restart the events, these were relaunched with a focus on schools. By the end of March 2022, 111 Idling Action events will have been held as part of the current Mayor’s Air Quality Fund project. There have also been Idling Action workshops delivered at 139 schools to approximately 11,000 pupils.