Become less reliant on your car. It's not just turning on your ignition and driving to the supermarket that pollutes the air. It's all the energy that goes into creating cars and the roads we drive them on. The manufacturing of car parts, the production of fuel, the creation of roads, and the emissions from burning fuel all play a part in polluting the air. If you travel a lot in cars, driving less is a major step you can take to help stop air pollution.