Who are Mums for Lungs? In the Media
What is air pollution? What we want the government to do Policy positions FAQs
What is School Streets? How to campaign for a school street Emergency School Streets Template Letter School Streets Campaigning Guide
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Respiratory Health Campaign Letter to Government with The Good Law project Filtered Streets Template Letter
Resources Ditch Pollution Posters
How You Can Help
CLEAN AIR | HEALTHY KIDS
 
 
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Air pollution is a public health crisis and our elected representatives are not doing enough to tackle it. We are campaigning for clean air for everyone — particularly children and babies. And we want this to happen as soon as possible.

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We’re challenging the Government's refusal to
initiate an urgent review of the
Clean Air Strategy in light of the effects
of air pollution on Covid 19.
If you'd like to help us,
please contribute to the
Crowdjustice crowdfunder here.

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Ditch Pollution Campaign

We’re encouraging people to ditch pollution and rethink the way they travel, especially with reduced public transport as lockdown eases. In July, a team of volunteers all over the country put our colourful new posters up in their local area on a Sunday evening, ready to reveal them on the Monday morning school run.

We’re doing it again in September, but bigger and better. Read more here. 

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How can you help us?

 
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Click here for our emergency School Streets letter

IDLING FLYER

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

CAMPAIGNS

Featured
School Streets
School Streets

School Streets is a pioneering initiative to transform the roads outside schools so that only pedestrians and cyclists can use them at school drop off and pick up times.

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Idling
Idling

Idling is a frustrating and unnecessary source of air pollution.

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ULEZ
ULEZ

Mums for Lungs fully supports the April 2019 establishment of an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) covering the present area of the Congestion Charge in London.

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Legislation and consultations
Legislation and consultations

Mums for Lungs believes that government and local authorities are not doing enough to address the public health crisis of air pollution.

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TWITTER

We’re in the process of taking the government to court, alongside @_ukycc_, @wearestudentsforglobalhealth and The Good Law Project. . We believe that, in light of emerging research of the links between air pollution and COVID-19, the government should apply the precautionary principle and conduct an urgent review of the Clean Air Strategy. . We have a crowdfunder - and would love it if you could contribute please! Even £5 could help us create long-lasting change for the next generation. Link in bio 👆. . . . #AirQuality #AirPollution #CleanAir #Walking #Cycling #Scooting #ActiveTravel #RebalanceTheStreets #Campaigning #BuildBackBetter #BuildBackCleanerAir #DitchPollution #MumsForLungs #SchoolStreets #MumsofInstagram #legalchallenge #precautionaryprinciple #cleanairstrategy
Don’t panic, we’re not suggesting we all go back to the horse and cart. But in our dark moments this sentiment resonates. . Next Tuesday (22nd) is Car Free Day - can you do us a quick favour please? Can you please send a short email to Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport - shappsg@parliament.uk) suggesting that Tuesday would be an AMAZING day to announce a bold new plan for the phase out of petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles? We’d like it to be much sooner, and not just new vehicles - preferably by 2030 if not before (current date for this is 2035). The consultation on this issue ended nearly two months ago and Car Free Day seems like an excellent day for this to be followed up on. Thank You! . . . #carfreeday #worldcarfreeday #carfree #ice #petrol #diesel #hybrid #AirQuality #AirPollution #CleanAir #Walking #Cycling #Scooting #ActiveTravel #RebalanceTheStreets #Campaigning #BuildBackBetter #BuildBackCleanerAir #DitchPollution #MumsForLungs #SchoolStreets #MumsofInstagram
How was your school drop off this morning? Did you see and smell more traffic on the way? Did you benefit from a new #SchoolStreet? We're hearing about increased levels of traffic, and big queues on pavements. Let us know how it went for you. #SchoolsReopeningUK #BackToSchool #AirQuality #AirPollution #CleanAir #Walking #Cycling #Scooting #ActiveTravel #RebalanceTheStreets #Campaigning #BuildBackBetter #BuildBackCleanerAir #DitchPollution #MumsForLungs #SchoolStreets #Campaigning #MumsofInstagram
Back in July, a team of volunteers all over the country secretly put our colourful new posters up on a Sunday evening, ready to reveal them on the Monday morning school run. Did you see any of them? Over 1000 posters went up in Norwich, Sheffield, Leeds, Canterbury and in 20 London boroughs, around schools, playgrounds and parks. We’re doing it again later this month. If you’d like to be part of making it even bigger and better - and reaching more people with our #DitchPollution message - please sign up at the link in our bio! #AirQuality #AirPollution #CleanAir #Walking #Cycling #Scooting #ActiveTravel #RebalanceTheStreets #Campaigning #BuildBackBetter #BuildBackCleanerAir #DitchPollution #MumsForLungs #SchoolStreets #Campaigning #MumsofInstagram
Air pollution contributes to pretty much every disease you can think of. Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, dementia. Not to mention the ones you wouldn’t think of, like psychotic episodes in teenagers. It crosses the placenta into foetuses. Metal particles from vehicle emissions were recently found in three year old children’s hearts. 😓 Is this right? Did any of us sign up for this? Want to know what you can do about it? 1. 50% of London’s NOx emissions come from road transport. Please think before you drive any journey, especially those under 2km. 2. Please don’t use a woodburner or open fire if you really don’t need to (they’re the largest source of particulate matter, the really tiny particles that get into the bloodstream). 3. Get active. Email your MP in support of @who limits being enshrined in the forthcoming Clean Air Strategy. We need to lobby the government for more action, faster. 4. Join us (link in bio). We can help with the lobbying bit 😉. #cleanair #airpollution #airquality #buildbackcleanerair #mumsforlungs #breatheeasy #ditchpollution #buildbackbetter #woodburner #particulatematter #emissions #thinkbeforeyoudrive #schoolstreets
London’s Choking. We’re so excited about the potential for change right now. The government are enabling active travel with funding (cough *not enough* cough), and a whole new manifesto on how to do it. (Their Gear Change vision for cycling and walking). We urgently need to see fewer vehicles on our roads, and more safe space for walking and cycling. Plus top notch, affordable and accessible public transport. Air pollution permanently damages children’s health. It’s been linked to asthma, respiratory diseases, mental health issues in teenagers and more. Please think before you get in the car - do you really need to make that journey? #AirQuality #AirPollution #CleanAir #Walking #Cycling #Scooting #ActiveTravel #RebalanceTheStreets #Campaigning #BuildBackBetter #BuildBackCleanerAir #DitchPollution #MumsForLungs #SchoolStreets
We’re running a webinar on School Streets tomorrow night (26th) at 8pm. If you’re interested in the scheme, or you’re a parent at one of the many schools across London that are implementing emergency School Streets and you need some support, please do join! We have a parent, a teacher and a council officer on hand to talk through how it all works. Link in bio 👆. #SchoolStreets #AirQuality #AirPollution #CleanAir #Walking #Cycling #Scooting #ActiveTravel #RebalanceTheStreets #Campaigning #BuildBackBetter #BuildBackCleanerAir #DitchPollution #MumsForLungs
Walk It Off. More than 1/3 of car trips made by Londoners as a driver or passenger could be walked in under 25 minutes*. Driving short trips is often a habit we get into - which we can just as easily get out of. As lockdown eases, and because of reduced public transport, we’re asking you to think about every journey you make: do you have to drive this one? Can you find another way? When schools and businesses reopen further, there’s a real risk of a rise in congestion and emissions from people deciding to drive instead of choosing a cleaner, greener way to get around. * @transportforlondon’s Healthy Streets for London report. #cleanair #airpollution #airquality #mumsforlungs #ditchpollution #buildbackbetter #buildbackcleanerair #walking #cycling #ashiftinthinking #gearchange #cleanergreener #walkitoff #trafficreduction #climateemergency #schoolstreets
Have you taken up cycling in lockdown? Did you experience cleaner air? Will you be trying to rethink the way you travel or work, when things start to resume further? The BBC reported this weekend that car use is almost back up to its pre-Covid levels. We’re worried that this will result in gridlock and a rise in emissions, because of reduced public transport - and that this will really start to be felt when schools go back. What do you think? #cleanair #airquality #emissions #travel #traffic #trafficreduction #airpollution #school #schoolstreets #cycling #walking #rebalancethestreets #greenrecovery
Get Active. . Let off steam. Shake the crazies out. Go bananas. What do you call the release of energy that kids display at certain times of day?! . Studies have shown that children who get rid of that energy by travelling actively to school are more able to concentrate, which leads to better learning outcomes. . Another reason to find a cleaner, greener way of getting to school come September. . . . #getactive #activetravel #airpollution #cleanair #airquality #children #health #learning #walk #cycle #scoot #ditchpollution #buildbackbetter #buildbackcleanerair #mumsforlungs #rebalancethestreets