A SCHOOLBOY’S artwork showing the world choked by traffic fumes launched Glasgow City Council’s flagship Clean Air Day event which will take place in George Square on June 20.
Samuel Ribier, six, a pupil at St Vincent’s Primary School in Carnwadric, drew “Sad World” to highlight the damage cars cause to people’s health and the environment.
Pupils from several Glasgow schools were involved and also highlighted the health benefits of cycling and walking. Samuel’s artwork caught the eye of Councillor Anna Richardson, convener of the sustainability and carbon reduction committee, and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency turned it into a poster.
Clean Air Day is a national event co-ordinated by the charity Environmental Protection Scotland.
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