Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer

The 2022 annual report from the Chief Medical Officer focuses on air pollution.

The report highlights achievable solutions across different sectors and makes the case that we need to continue to be active in reducing outdoor air pollution. The path to better outdoor air quality is clear. However, indoor air pollution is becoming an increasing proportion of the problem as improvements in outdoor air pollution occur. We need a better understanding of how we can prevent and reduce indoor air pollution.

Report chapters:

• Chapter 1: air pollution and health. This covers the effects of air pollution on health, including inequalities.
• Chapter 2: outdoor air pollution emissions and recent trends
• Chapter 3: how air pollution is changing
• Chapter 4: outdoor and indoor air pollution solutions
• Chapter 5: air pollution chemistry, monitoring, forecasting and information
• Chapter 6: city examples – work to reduce air pollution in Birmingham, Bradford and London
• Chapter 7: air pollution research and innovation