Write to your councillor, council leader, relevant council cabinet member and/or MP about air pollution in your area using this template or one of your choosing.

• Where possible, use more eco-friendly transportation methods such as walking, cycling, or public transport to reduce your contribution and exposure to air pollution. Air pollution is more harmful to children inside cars.

• Avoid idling when driving. Instead, turn off your car engine to reduce emissions. This is particularly important whilst dropping off and picking up your children from nursery and school.

• If you do have to drive, care for your car, as the state of its tyres and brakes also impacts the level of emissions it produces. When buying a new car, choose an electric vehicle as they produce no exhaust emissions when driven. If this is not an option, look for cars with the lowest emissions. Avoid older (+3 years) diesel cars and SUVsas they are more polluting.

• Avoid using wood burners at home, as it creates pollution inside and outside the home. Wood burning releases more carbon dioxide than oil or gas for the same amount of heat! Homes with wood burners are at least three times more polluted than those without.

• Improve the air quality inside your home. Avoid smoking indoors, burning wood, lighting candles, and incense. In addition, gas burners contribute to higher levels of pollution inside the home. When buying cleaning products, paints, furniture, fittings and flooring for your home, choose low emitting products.

• Work to transition the energy supply of your home to renewable sources. You can find additional advice on this here.

• Research and identify other ways in which you may be contributing to air pollution. This can include air travel, energy use, food choices and smoking.

• Access live monitoring of air pollution data through networks such as Breathe London or subscribe to Airtext, an air pollution alert service. Check when air pollution levels are highest and lowest to plan activities such as going out for a walk/cycle, visiting the playground or exercising in the park. You can also use this data to choose the less polluted routes to walk/cycle.

• Choose quieter streets when walking/cycling, avoiding areas with a lot of traffic. Walk on the inside of the pavement, keeping a distance from traffic.

• Ventilate your home, opening windows several times a day and using extractor fans whilst cooking. If you live near a highly polluted area, check the local levels of air pollution before opening windows. Clean regularly to maintain low levels of dust (particulate matter).

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