Andrew Whittles is the director of air quality programmes at Bradford Council. His role includes developing and implementing a Clean Air Plan, clean air zone and wider projects including HyBradford, climate change and sustainability programmes. Andrew designed the first low emission zone (LEZ) in UK on Greenwich Peninsula and the London LEZ for the 2012 Olympics. He spent five years with the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon & Fuel Cell Technologies (CENEX) and three years with the Carbon War Room in Washington. Andrew also set up Low Emission Strategies Ltd, developing low-emission strategies for Bradford, Slough, West Midlands. West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, Southampton and Northampton.