Clean Air Day is happening on Thursday 19th June and this year the focus aims to highlight that air pollution affects us from before our first breath until our last.
Clean Air Day is the UK’s largest air pollution campaign and has been running since 2017. The day is organised by Global Action Plan with the support of Health Equals. It helps to focus attention on taking collective action to clean up our air, boost public awareness and understanding of the health harms of air pollution, and demonstrate support for clean air – giving decision makers a mandate to implement the solutions we need to breathe cleaner air.
Global Action Plan are encouraging individuals to get involved by learning more about the health harms of air pollution and asking your MP to champion more ambitious air quality targets in UK law so we can all breathe cleaner air and live healthier lives. Organisations can get involved by using the campaign comms pack to highlight the health harms of air pollution and encourage your audiences to take action, as well as hosting an event to bring your community together in support of cleaner air.
You can find out about Scotland’s plans to improve air quality by reading the Scottish Government’s Cleaner Air For Scotland 2 (CAFS 2) – ‘Towards a Better Place for Everyone’ and learn more about air pollution on Scottish’s Air Quality site Latest pollution map (scottishairquality.scot) where you can check air quality readings and other information in your postcode area.
