Clean Air Day is an annual event designed to focus public and political attention on the problem of air pollution in the United Kingdom.[1] The event, held since 2017, is promoted by the environmental charity Global Action Plan and comprises several hundred independent events organized by local community groups, schools and colleges, NHS trusts, health charities, local authorities, government departments, businesses, and individuals.[2][3][4] Clean Air Day produces widespread national[5] and local news coverage.[6][7] and is often used to focus attention on persistent environmental problems in towns and cities.[8][9] Public Health England describes the event as "the UK's largest annual air pollution campaign"[10] and its organizers believe it has helped to "double public knowledge" of the issue.[11]
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- ^ "Primary school celebrates Clean Air Day with street party". Gov.uk. Public Health England. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Clean Air Day 2020 Insights and Celebration Report". Global Action Plan. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Clean Air Day 2022 and 2021 Celebration and Insights Report". Global Action Plan. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Bird, Sophia (21 June 2021). "Clean Air Day: How do we improve air quality in the Channel Islands?". ITV. ITV News. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (17 May 2021). "Looking ahead to Clean Air Day in June". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Ditch your car and run to work on Clean Air Day". Yorkshire Evening Post. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Elgee, Emma (17 June 2021). "Clean Air Day: 57 Bath schools are in locations which breach WHO air pollution limits". Somerset Live. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Robson, Steve (20 June 2019). "The lessons we can learn from Clean Air Day and the city centre traffic chaos last night". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Clean Air Day 2018: UK's largest air pollution campaign". Gov.uk. Public Health England. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Barrett, Thomas. "Clean Air Day events help to double public knowledge of air pollution". Air Quality News. Retrieved 4 January 2022.