Victoria Pendleton CBE raising awareness of air pollution

During the first national lockdown when people were forced to stay at home, air pollution reports revealed a huge decrease in pollution, with nitrogen and oxide levels falling by 60 per cent in in some cities. Though, since the first lockdown ended and with more cars now back on the roads, pollution levels have again begun to rise considerably and new research shows Brits are not happy about it.  In fact, E.ON’s research has found that almost two thirds (62 per cent) have said that they miss how clean the air was during the first national lockdown.

Seemingly, the period of reflection during the first lockdown opened the public’s eyes of the importance of air quality, with more than half of those questioned (57 per cent) claiming they care more about air quality now, than they have ever done before. Many (25 per cent) are also aware of the health implications and believe air pollution has a direct impact on their own or their family’s health.

E.ON has launched its ‘Change the Weather’ service to encourage media to feature air pollution information in their forecasts, to help the nation better understand what the Air Quality Index means, and to share information that can help inspire small changes and make a big impact.

Astons spoke to Victoria Pendleton CBE, former Olympic, World and European cycling champion turned jockey to discuss the importance of clean air.