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Indoor air quality is an important but underreported determinant of health. Progress in improving indoor air quality is hindered by a lack of a coherent government strategy on indoor air quality. There is no single UK policy or leadership to address indoor air quality, and responsibility for individual pollutants lies across government departments. Action on clean air is skewed towards outdoor air. Local authorities and charities are increasingly focusing on indoor air quality but lack appropriate guidance and support.
In addressing these concerns, Policy Connect held an online conversation to uncover priority actions for the next government to take forward to address air pollution at home. SEI’s Sarah West joined a panel of experts to share insights on air pollution in homes and priority actions for the UK government.
Indoor Air Quality Policy Think-In Online event organized by Policy Connect aimed to set priorities to tackle indoor air pollution and to ensure indoor air quality becomes a priority for new government in the United Kingdom. Before the dissolution of Parliament, Policy Connect supported the All-Party Groups on Health and Carbon Monoxide, which jointly supported a programme of advocacy, events, and awareness-raising around indoor air quality.
Project / A citizen science project monitoring indoor air, created with and for UK schools.
Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.
Tool / The Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) is a powerful, versatile system for energy planning and climate change mitigation assessment.
Past event / Sarah West and the wider SAMHE team shared the project's findings on indoor air quality in UK schools. Watch the recording.
Collection / Explore SEI’s latest projects and research to improve air quality in the UK and globally.
Past event / SEI York's Citizen Science Group ran a panel session exploring four related narratives at the Science in Public 2024 conference in Birmingham, UK.
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