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Air pollution is a major public health risk, ranking alongside cancer, heart disease and obesity. Millions of premature deaths are linked to air pollution each year, up to 36,000 of those early deaths are in the UK. Here are some small changes you can make to help reduce your exposure to air pollution.
Can we put them in charge?
MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee have suggested fast fashion retailers be made to pay a 1p surcharge on every garment sold, in a bid to help fund schemes that collect and recycle clothes. Textile production contributes to climate change more than international air travel and shipping combined.
"Depressing job. Couldn't carry it all."
Campaigners push for scheme to include all packaging sizes.
Should we love or loathe cow's milk?
Students went on strike from school to march on Westminster and across the UK, demanding more action from politicians to tackle climate change. The protest was inspired by other similar demonstrations around the world and forms part of the School Strike 4 Climate movement started by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Students across the world are walking out of school on Fridays to protest inaction over climate change. Many are inspired by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist who held the first school strike for climate outside the Swedish parliament. Thunberg is becoming known for her direct and clear manner, pointing to political maneuvering and economic growth as reasons that leaders are unwilling to take action to get climate change under control. She said to a room of world leaders at the Cop24 Climate Conference, “You are not mature enough to tell it like is. Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don't care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet.”
She asked her parents to print out 50 copies to give to friends at school.