Xavier Querol: "Conventional cars must be drastically reduced in order to make the air of cities breathable again"



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## Xavier Querol: "Conventional cars must be drastically reduced in order to make the air of cities breathable again"

07/11/2019 |
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Xavier Querol Carceller, research and lecturer at the CSIC's Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Studies and winner of the Rei Jaume I 2013 Prize for Environmental Protection, listed some of the actions in the instruction manual for making cities breathable again during a lecture organised by the Ciutat de Castelló Chair. A path that, he said, passes to drastically reduce the conventional cars that circulate in their streets.

The idea seemed utopian in Spain a decade ago. But it is no longer utopian, commented the lecturer, as evidenced by the changes that are experiencing their big cities, despite occasional setbacks such as those in Madrid. He has also highlighted the need to draw up strategic metropolitan plans to improve air quality, because mobility policy has to involve the city and its area of influence. London, Paris, Barcelona and other large conurbations are already designing emissions policy on this scale.

Finally, he pointed out that cities have to take advantage of the space they will gain from the disappearance of thousands of cars to launch ambitious projects to increase the number of bicycle lanes, pedestrian areas and green areas, like in the Netherlands and Copenhagen.

Xavier Querol Carceller holds a doctorate in Geological Sciences from the UB and is a specialist in environmental geochemistry. He directs an R&D group of 25 people who work on environmental issues, especially air quality, and was awarded the Environment Prize by the Generalitat de Catalunya 2009.

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