New research, by teams from the University of Melbourne, Beijing Forestry University and the University of California Davis, suggests that particulate matter affects an insects ability to find food or a mate and that it might only take 12 hours of exposure to high levels of air pollution for this damage to be caused.
Environmental charity Global Action Plan, which co-ordinates Clean Air Day – the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution – has launched this year’s resources ahead of the 15 June campaign. The 2023 resources enable individuals, schools, businesses, health organisations, community groups and local authorities to demonstrate support for action on air pollution.