Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution is happening on Thursday 15 June 2023. Reducing congestion and working towards a cleaner, less polluting transport networkPromoting and supporting sustainable transport options, including public transport, car sharing, electric vehicles and active travel such as walking and cyclingRaising awareness about how air pollution affects public healthOffering specialist advice on planning applications to mitigate potential sources of pollution and support environmentally sustainable developmentContinuously monitoring air quality to identify areas of concern and making action plans for improvementEncouraging people, businesses and other organisations to improve air quality and reduce the amount of pollution they generateFunding air quality improvementsHow does the Council monitor and manage air quality?NELC uses two automatic monitoring stations (see main image) and 34 air quality measurement tubes to check quantities of polluting nitrogen dioxide in the borough. Reducing fossil fuel burning therefore has the dual benefit of directly reducing both air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions