Clean Air Day 2023 Celebration & Insights Report
People who breathe polluted air are more likely to develop mental health and brain conditions. Being exposed to air pollution is linked to conditions such as depression, anxiety and dementia. When we breathe polluted air, small pollution particles can enter through our lungs into our blood stream and can reach the brain.
This Clean Air Day, we encouraged people to clean up the air so we can enjoy healthier, happier lives. We asked people to engage with the campaign in three key ways:
- Learn: Find out more about how air pollution impacts our mental, physical and planet’s health on the Clean Air Hub.
- Act: Walk, wheel or use public transport to reduce your exposure and contribution to air pollution. If you drive, try leaving the car behind on Clean Air Day and one day every week.
- Ask: Write to your local councillor to ask them to support clean air measures that make it easier for you to breathe clean air.
This year we focused more on an advocacy ask of writing to councillors, as we wanted to empower people to make their voices heard with decision makers in supporting local clean air policies that will bring us cleaner air.
Learn more about what we achieved with Clean Air Day 2023 and find out about the future of the campaign by reading our Celebration & Insights Report.
