Clean Air Day

20 June 2024

In 2017 the team here at Global Action Plan kicked off Clean Air Day to raise the profile of air pollution and how it is harming our bodies and our environment. Together with supporter organisations and individuals across the country we helped to increase people's understanding and help people to take action to improve the air quality for them, their families and their communities. Every year since, on the third Thursday of June, Clean Air Day has continued to raise awareness of key air pollution issues and fight for change.

For 2024 the Clean Air Day campaign highlights that cars and vans are the biggest source of toxic chemicals in our air and encourages people to use their voices to call on the next government to clean it up. We're urging the public to use their voices to call on the next government to make walking, wheeling and cycling safer, and to ensure that everyone can access reliable, affordable and efficient public transport.

"Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to your health, no matter who you are or where you live. It can harm every organ in your body, causing heart and lung disease, dementia, and strokes. But the good news is that the solutions to our air pollution problem already exist."

Tessa Bartholomew-Good, Head of Campaigns – Clean Air Programmes

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