Air quality

ClairCity, empowering citizens to reduce air pollution

Concept: The key idea is to shift behaviours regarding activities leading to air pollution by directly engaging citizens to imagine their city in 2050 by going beyond only monitoring emissions to understand citizen practices and behaviours.

Local authorities involved: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Bristol (UK), Ljunjana (Slovenia), Sosnowiec (Poland), Aveiro region (Portugal), Genoa (Italy).

EU contribution: EUR 6.692.547 (100%)

Timeframe: May 2016 – April 2020

Programme: Horizon 2020

More information on the project’s website

iSCAPE, towards innovate means to tackle air pollution

Concept: The project aims at minimizing the impact of air pollution by using "passive control systems", focusing on behavioural change and policy intervention.

Local authorities involved: Bologna (Italy), Dublin (Ireland), Bottrop (Germany), Guilford (UK), Hasselt (Belgium), Vantaa (Finland).

EU contribution: EUR 5,850,830 (100%)

Timeframe: September 2016 – August 2019

Programme: Horizon 2020

More information on the project’s website

No past EU funded projects on clean air. Projects relating to cycling and walking as well as EVs have been numerous, contributing to the clean air agenda.

Air quality in London – London Councils research on air quality (yearly updated polling)

'Local authorities and air quality' – Mayor of London, September 2017 

Review of interventions to improve outdoor air quality and public health - Public Health England, March 2019

'Air Pollution Exposure in London: Impact of the London Environment Strategy. A Report for the Greater London Authority' - January 2019

Breathe London

London Air, a project led by King’s College London with an interactive live map of air pollution in London

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) on air pollution

Defra Air Information Resource