Air pollution causes one in 20 deaths in Carlisle, new figures show.
Campaigners have criticised the Government's slow response to "dangerous fine particle air pollution", and urged it to bring the UK's air quality targets in line with global health advice.
June 20 is National Clean Air Day, which is an opportunity for people to write to their local councillors and MPs to express concerns regarding their local area's air quality.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities figures show air pollution was responsible for 4.6 per cent of the deaths of people in Carlisle aged over 30 in 2022.
This was up from 4.1 per cent the year before, and was above pre-pandemic levels.
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The government says it wants to halve pollution levels of fine particles to reach an annual mean concentration of 10 micrograms per cubic metre by 2040.
A government spokesperson said it has made "significant progress improving air quality since 2010".
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