Air pollution affects everyone’s health. It’s linked to a range of health problems throughout our lives – from premature birth and childhood asthma to heart and lung disease, diabetes and strokes in later life.

We may be exposed to higher levels of air pollution because of where we live, and children, older people and people with existing health conditions experience the health harms of dirty air more than others.

Cleaning up the air benefits us all, now and in the future. By coming together to take action on air pollution in our communities, we can:

• Improve everyone’s health: Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to our health. Reducing levels of harmful air pollution in our communities will have immediate health benefits for us all, and help both children and adults live healthier, longer lives.
• Boost our local economies: Air pollution is bad for business. By tackling toxic air, we can improve productivity, reduce sick days and help alleviate the burden on our NHS.
• Make our towns and cities cleaner and greener: Air pollution harms the environment and natural life. Many of the solutions that will deliver clean air, will also help us cut carbon emissions – from improving public transport to decarbonising our homes.

Right now, across the country councillors are deciding what change your community wants to see. Will clean air be on their agenda?

This Clean Air Day (18 June 2026), call on your councillor to champion clean air in your local community. You can learn more about how air pollution affects your health by visiting the Clean Air Hub.