The main goal of the campaign is to attract public attention to the problem of air pollution by emissions of pollutants from motor vehicles, as well as to popularize the use of environmentally friendly means of personal mobility or public transport.
In the regional cities of Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev and Minsk, concert programs were held for everyone.
Mass races using ecological means of personal mobility took place in Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev, Minsk, Zaslavl, and Novopolotsk.
There were many activity zones and various locations in the cities, where everyone could take part in competitions on environmental topics, learn to drive personal mobility vehicles or repair them for free, visit an electric transport exhibition, buy goods with the prefix “eco-“, etc.
On September 22, a charging station for electric vehicles and a youth environmental education trail were also opened in Gomel.
In total, more than 20,000 people took part in the main events of the republican campaign “Car-Free Day” on September 22, including:
- in the Brest region – at least 2,200 people, including at least 1,500 people in the bike ride;
- in the Vitebsk region – at least 1,270 people, including at least 440 people in the bike ride;
- in the Gomel region – at least 1000 people, including at least 500 people in the bike ride;
- in the Grodno region – at least 3,180 people, including at least 900 people in the bike ride;
- in the Minsk region – at least 7,580 people, including at least 1,550 people in the bike ride;
- in the Mogilev region – at least 4,000 people, including at least 3,500 people in the bike ride.
The largest and most popular events were held in the Hugo Chavez Park in the Frunzensky District of Minsk, where more than 1,000 people took part in the evening run alone, using illuminated ecological personal mobility vehicles.
On September 22, the State Institution “Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Pollution Control and Environmental Monitoring” measured the quality of atmospheric air at three points in Minsk. Thus, for all measured pollutants, a decrease in concentrations of 24 – 48% was observed relative to the level of content on a normal weekday.
We hope that the positive results of the campaign will become another incentive to introduce environmental habits into your daily life!
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection expresses gratitude to the organizations and the public, youth, everyone who supported the initiative to hold the holiday – Car-Free Day 2024. The next action “Car-Free Day” will bring together even more like-minded people!
