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Our Proposals for the Islington Council Clean Air Strategy

In 2024, we were asked to suggest our proposals for the 2024-2027 Islington Council Clean Air Strategy. Below you can see our list of priorities and actions which were developed by Islington Clean Air Parents after the Clean Air People’s Assembly. Priorities Actions We are currently awaiting news on the strategy. To find out more,Continue reading “Our Proposals for the Islington Council Clean Air Strategy”

10 ways to reduce air pollution

Find out how you can take positive action to reduce air pollution in Islington Air pollution is a killer, an estimated 88 deaths were caused by air pollution in Islington last year. Many areas in the borough exceed legal levels and this has a huge effect on our health. Not only does it cause heartContinue reading “10 ways to reduce air pollution”

Living School Streets

A new concept for creating clean air hubs in our community that create safe environments for people to walk, cycle and scoot. Islington Council has successfully implemented 35 school streets across the borough, reducing Nox by up to 83% outside schools. This transformation is radical and shows the opportunity to reduce air pollution further. TheContinue reading “Living School Streets”

The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill

It’s essential the government back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (CEE Bill). Legislation is the best way to protect our children’s health and their future.

Clean Air Toolkit for Schools Launch Event

Islington Clean Air Parents is proud to launch a new Clean Air Toolkit for Schools in collaboration with Islington Council. One of the starting points for many of our members was noticing air pollution in and around our children’s school or nursery. However it can be daunting to learn how to take action and makeContinue reading “Clean Air Toolkit for Schools Launch Event”

2019 was a big year for ICAP

ICAP formed in March 2019 We’ve held five ICAP meetings, over 100 members attended, councillors and Islington pollution team 500 Twitter followers Created ICAPs mandate through our series of meetings with members from schools across Islington Met with E&R team and a meeting with Claudia Webbe resulted in a collaboration for a Clean Air SchoolsContinue reading “2019 was a big year for ICAP”