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What can I do?
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Carer or parent
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Campaigner, advocate or volunteer
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Councillor or policymaker
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Local business or infrastructure organisation
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Teacher
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Individual or carer of someone with health condition
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Health worker
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Write a letter
Write to your councillor, council leader and/or MP about air pollution in your area using this template or one of your choosing.
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Join a group
Find your nearest Breathe London community group.
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Use your skills
Use your skills or qualifications to raise awareness about air pollution. If you are an artist, you can paint or draw to communicate the impact of air pollution to others. If you have a legal background, use your knowledge to campaign for stricter regulations around air pollution.
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Share your tips
Add to Breathe London’s growing list of actions and recommendations!
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Write a letter
Work with your parent/guardian to write to your councillor, council leader and/or MP about air pollution in your area using this template or one of your choosing.
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Use your skills
Use your skills and/or special interests to raise awareness about air pollution. You can do so through many ways such as with essays, poetry, illustration, theatre, music, photography and videos.
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Avoid traffic
Choose quieter streets when walking/cycling, avoiding areas with a lot of traffic. Walk on the inside of the pavement, keeping a distance from traffic.
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Campaign for a plan
Campaign for your council/region to set a plan, establish interim targets, and set realistic, smart actions to achieve those targets to reduce air pollution locally and meet the World Health Organisation air pollution guidelines.
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Set up School Streets
Encourage schools and the council in your area to implement School Streets.
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Write a letter
Share this template with your community and encourage them to write to your counsellor and/or MP asking for specific actions to reduce air pollution.
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Share your tips
Add to Breathe London’s growing list of actions and recommendations!
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Campaign for a plan
Campaign for your council/region to set a plan, establish interim targets, and set realistic, smart actions to achieve those targets to reduce air pollution locally and meet the World Health Organisation air pollution guidelines.
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Appoint a spokesperson
Establish a local workforce or appoint a cabinet member to be the spokesperson for clean air in your council/region. This can ensure that air pollution issues are always represented and taken into account in policy making.
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Cycle lanes and public transport
Campaign for more cycle lanes and promote the improvement of public transport in your council/region in your council/region, to provide a safe and encouraging travel environment within the city.
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Share your tips
Add to Breathe London’s growing list of actions and recommendations!
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Alliance for Clean Air
Join the Alliance for Clean Air
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Delivery van idling
When receiving deliveries, encourage drivers to stop idling and turn off their engine whilst unloading. This reduces the amount of vehicle emissions in your premises.
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Eco-friendly transport
Encourage employees to take more eco-friendly transportation methods such as walking, cycling, or public transport. Employers can sign up to the Cycle to Work scheme to encourage staff cycling.
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Lesson plans
Teach students about air quality, its health effects, and ways to improve it.
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Quieter School Streets
Support reducing the volume of traffic outside the school. This can be done by implementing a school street, which restricts the access of motorised vehicles in the area during school drop-off and pick-up.
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Eco-friendly transport
Encourage teachers, parents and students to use eco-friendly modes of transport methods such as walking, cycling, or public transport.
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Write a letter
Write to your councillor, council leader and/or MP about air pollution in your area using this template or one of your choosing.
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Join a group
Join a campaign or group centred around those living with specific health conditions, such as Asthma Lung + UK, British Heart Foundation, Macmillan Cancer, or smaller local groups like Hounslow Respiratory Support Group (Breathe London Community Group) or the Islington Better Breathing Group.
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Pollution alerts
Subscribe to LondonAir air pollution forecast alerts and avoid going out during high pollution alerts.
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Quieter traffic
Work with your facilities and operations team and local authority contacts, to reduce the volume of traffic and idling outside your buildings. This can be done by implementing an ICS Framework or Clean Air Hospital Framework in partnership with Global Action Plan.
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Indoor air quality
Remind colleagues and patients to consider indoor air quality as well.
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Share your tips
Add to Breathe London’s growing list of actions and recommendations!