Health - Bristol - the environmental crisis

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Can Bristol breathe?
Olivia Sweeney of Resource Futures, Bristol, and founder of the To Breathe project, says the short answer is no. As of 2022, Bristol’s air pollution is still above legal limits, and it is the most vulnerable communities, often from poorer areas, of ethnic diversity, who contribute to pollution the least, who suffer the worst consequences of air pollution.

Ben Williams, Senior Research Fellow at the Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, explains that air pollution is the number one environmental health threat globally, contributing to over 7 million deaths per year. In Bristol, it contributes to over 300 deaths per year. The main sources of air pollution in the city are typically from vehicle emissions and wood burners. Ben recommends that we reduce vehicle use, walk, cycle and bus more where possible, and avoid using wood burners at home.

85% of 16-24-year-olds say that they're worried about the climate crisis. Katie Hodgetts, founder of The Resilience Project and co-founder of Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate, enquires into eco-anxiety and explains how it's a rational response to an emergency. Rather than being a problem that needs to be fixed or treated, it is an indication that you care about the cost of environmental harm to all forms of life. Feelings of eco-anxiety are the vital beginnings of the solution to the climate crisis.

Originally screened as part of M Shed's Think Global: Act Bristol exhibition, 2022