Embedded Files
Clean air, integral to climate sustainability, signifies lower levels of air pollution and better public health. Efforts to ensure clean air by reducing gas emissions and promoting sustainable transportation are essential components of climate sustainability.
Related Topics
Air Pollution
Air Pollution
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: National Geographic Education
Format: Encyclopedia entry with photographs and a glossary
Here are the 10 main causes of air pollution
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: AQI Air Quality Index - Look up the air quality in places around the world.
Format: Blog post with images
The most dangerous types of air pollution
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: Airly
Format: Blog post with statistics
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: UCAR
Format: Short paragraphs, infographic, links to videos and an online game
Air pollution-Our World in Data
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Our World in Data
Format: Animated infographics, expository text
Health Effects of Poor Air Quality
Health Effects of Poor Air Quality
Air pollution shaves off 2.2 years of average life expectancy worldwide
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Axios
Format: News article
Breast cancer incidence linked to high particulate air pollution
Audience: Adult
Source: Earth.com
Format: News article
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: EPIC/University of Chicago
Format: Searchable international database
Air Quality Life Index Reports
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: EPIC/University of Chicago
Format: Short reports with infographics, PDF
Audience: Secondary, adult
Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Format: Report with infographics, PDF
Climate change decreases the quality of the air we breathe
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Center for Disease Control, Climate and Health Program
Format: Informational text with action steps
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: UCAR Center for Science Education
Format: Informative text with infographics on off-gassing of VOCs
Transportation & Environment
Transportation & Environment
Audience: Adult
Source: Transport & Environment
Format: Questions & answers about airplane pollution
Effects and solutions to reduce impact of air travel on the environment
Audience: Adult
Source: Conserve Energy Future
Format: Blog post
Causes and effects of noise pollution
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Conserve Energy Future
Format: Blog post
Sustainable Travel & Alternative Forms of Transportation
Sustainable Travel & Alternative Forms of Transportation
What is sustainable travel: 8 best practices
Audience: Adult
Source: ecobnb.com
Format: blog post
For travelers, sustainability is the word—but there are many definitions of it
Audience: Adult
Source: National Geographic
Format: Article with photographs and a video
5 Amazing transportation alternatives that can combat climate change
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: Conserve Energy Future
Format: Blog post
Videos
Videos
Air pollution: Causes, effects, solutions
Audience: Youth
Source: Learning Junction YouTube channel
Audience: Youth
Source: It's AumSum Time YouTube channel
Audience: Youth
Source: Learn Bright YouTube channel
Audience: Youth
Source: Make It Easy Education YouTube channel
Air pollution lesson for kids: definition & facts
Audience: Youth
Source: Study.com
Teaching Materials
Teaching Materials
The GLOBE Program: Air quality module
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: The Globe Program
Format: Unit resources and activities in English and several other languages
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: UCAR
Format: Books (PDF) available by links to science modules
Audience: Youth, teen, adult
Source: Subject to Climate
Format: Unit plans with lessons and links to resources
Air pollution around the world
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: Science Friday
Format: Lesson plan with text, video, and discussion questions
EPA: Learning and teaching about the environment - Air
Audience: Teachers
Source: Environmental Protection Agency Learning and Teaching
Format: Lesson plans
Study: Earth outside ‘safe operating space for humanity’
Audience: Teen, adult
Source: VOA Learning English
Format: News article with audio and vocabulary bank
Sustainable cities and communities: Clean air
Audience: Youth, teen
Source: British Council
Format: Unit plan with PowerPoint slides
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse