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Help Britain Breathe

Even though we can’t see it, air pollution affects our lives every day. Your child, who needs an inhaler to play football. Your father, who just suffered his first heart attack. It touches us all.

Dirty air is a health risk. Exposure to air pollution can prevent our children’s lungs from growing to full size and worsens existing conditions like asthma.

We can use our voices to fight for cleaner air.

Across the UK, from Plymouth to Edinburgh and Cardiff to Norwich, people are coming together to push for action by government to put our health first. Take a moment, get the facts and join the fight to #HelpBritainBreathe.

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What you can do to reduce your exposure

Choose less busy and polluted roads for your everyday journeys (where it’s safe to do so)

Reduce or avoid exercise outside on days with heavy air pollution

Find pollution alerts for your area — Visit the government’s website to find pollution alerts for your area.

What you can do to help

Get in touch with other people also concerned about air pollution in your area

What we need to solve the problem

SOLUTION #1 A national network of Clean Air Zones

A national network of Clean Air Zones (CAZs) to help to keep the dirtiest vehicles out of the most polluted parts of our towns and cities and, champion public transport, walking and cycling, giving people a chance to breathe healthier air

SOLUTION #2 Stop incentives that encourage dirty vehicles

Stop incentives that encourage dirty vehicles and help people and businesses move to cleaner forms of transport, through greater investment in public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure, and cleaner vehicles

SOLUTION #3 A new UK Clean Air Act

A new UK Clean Air Act to to ensure greater protection of people's health and match legal limits to safer World Health Organization guideline levels

SOLUTION #4 Connect With People Near You

Learn more about the issues and be connected to local groups tackling air pollution.