Introduction

What can I do to reduce air pollution?

At home

• Operate your wood burner efficiently
• use untreated dry wood
• use maximum airflow 
• Insulate your home
• Don't burn rubbish or green waste - In most urban areas this is already banned. Start recycling and composting instead.

At work

• Walk to nearby business meetings
• Car pool to meetings if your colleagues are also attending

On the move

• Tune / service your vehicle every 6 to 12 months - up to 80% of air pollution in the region comes from vehicles. If we all regularly service our cars every 12 months we could cut air pollution from transport by 10%!
• Drive a fuel efficient car, like a hybrid or a small car
• Don't buy old diesel vehicles - the current emission standards are not equivalent between petrol and diesel. We recommend refraining from buying diesel vehicles for urban driving until the newer Euro 5 standard comes out in 2009
• Make sure your new car has a catalytic converter and don't remove it!
• Reduce your car use
• Travel smart - avoid driving in rush hour when congestion is high, and avoid short trips
• Set up a walking school bus
• Drive smoothly and stick to the speed limit
• Don't carry heavy things around unless you need them
• Remove your roof rack when it's not needed
• Turn off the air-conditioning
• Check your tyre pressure and keep them pumped up.

You can also lobby central government to continue to develop measures to reduce vehicle emissions.