CAMPAIGNING FOR CLEAN AIR IN WALES
Air pollution in Wales harms our health and causes thousands of premature deaths every year. The air we breathe on the way to work, school and in our communities across Wales has illegal levels of pollution and we are calling on the Welsh Government to take urgent action on air pollution.
PRESS RELEASES
21 November 2023
Over 30 organisations write to Senedd to demand a stronger Environment Bill
News, Uncategorised, OptionalAsthma + Lung UK, Friends of the Earth Cymru and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health are among 36 signatories calling on Senedd members to vote for stronger clean air legislation on Tuesday 21 November when amendments to th...
5 October 2023
Active Travel Act – 10th anniversary event emphasises work still to be done
News, Uncategorised, OptionalAs the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Act approaches its 10th anniversary, a special event was held to mark its progress and identify areas where further work is needed. The event, being held around Cardiff’s Pierhead Building on Wed...
12 September 2023
Clean air debate – Healthy Air Cymru’s response
News, OptionalIn response to the stage one debate on the Environment Bill that took place on Tuesday 12 September, Joseph Carter Chair of Healthy Air Cymru and Head of Asthma + Lung UK Cymru said: “Across Wales, millions of people are forced to brea...
15 June 2023
Wales’s polluted primary schools take action on Clean Air Day
News, Uncategorised, OptionalWhere you live in Wales shouldn’t determine how well you breathe, especially at school, a place you should feel safe. To mark Clean Air Day, primary schools across Wales, some in highly polluted areas, have joined forces with Healthy A...
HEALTHY AIR CYMRU GROUP MEMBERS
A number of partner organisations in Wales are working to improve the quality of the air we all breathe.
Follow the links to find out more about their work on air quality.
If you represent an organisation which would like to become a member of the Healthy Air Cymru group please get in touch.
Public Health Wales, Swansea University and the Institute for Welsh Affairs are observers and provide the group with research support.