Why is tackling #AirPollution essential to #ClimateAction?
As both are caused by burning fossil fuels, they share similar solutions. Cutting super pollutants offers one of the fastest, most effective ways to improve air quality & slow warming ⌛
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Both air pollution and climate change are mainly caused by burning fossil fuels - and they share many of the same solutions.
In Accra, Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)'s Zero Waste project diverts waste from being burned or ending up in landfills by integrating informal waste pickers into the city’s waste system ♻️
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Public health and environment experts Dr Maria Neira and Dr Christa Hasenkopf are Clean Air Fund’s inaugural Senior Fellows! ⭐
Find out how these internationally renowned leaders will be working with us to accelerate global action on #AirPollution. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3ZSeJl9
Air pollution has been formally recognised as a cancer risk in Europe. 🚨
Nina Renshaw, Head of Health at the Clean Air Fund, explains why this move gives policymakers an even clearer mandate for clean air action. @air-quality-news.bsky.social
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Cecilia Vaca Jones has joined Clean Air Fund as the new Executive Director for #BreatheCities! 🌍
Cecilia will work closely with leaders, community groups, and technical experts to expand access to #AirQuality data and create cities where residents can thrive.
https://bit.ly/4rB7Sbz
The case for action on dirty air has never been clearer:
🚑 Nearly 8m premature deaths each year
🌫 99% of people breathe unsafe air
🌍 #1 environmental health threat globally
We're laying out the facts on #AirPollution 🔽
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Heavy traffic was exposing Polish school children to extreme levels of harmful pollutants.
The 'School Streets' project combined #AirQuality data with community-focused urban planning, to propose solutions to protect children from #AirPollution 👇
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Dirty air is a health crisis. Every year, millions of adults and children die prematurely from poor air quality. 😷
#CleanAir measures can reduce hospitalisations, chronic health conditions, acute illnesses, and more. https://bit.ly/3UV2JNz
Community air quality monitoring equips groups disproportionately affected by #AirPollution with the evidence to demand policy change. 🏛️
Find out what it takes to design participatory approaches that work for and with communities most affected by dirty air. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/49XXAuM
Smarter air quality monitoring and early warning alerts are helping governments protect people’s health. 📈
Initiatives like AirQo show how combining tech with low-cost sensors can make data more useful and accessible. ⬇️
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Air pollution has been formally recognised as a cancer risk in Europe for the first time, after being added to the European Code Against Cancer. The update appears in the fifth ed...
Cecilia Vaca Jones joins Clean Air Fund as new Executive Director for Breathe Cities. With decades of experience in social development and environmental policy, Cecilia will scale data-driven solution...
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Poor air quality is bad for our health, planet and economies. Here are alarming statistics and facts about air pollution.
In Warsaw and the wider Masovian region, rapid urban growth paired with insufficient public transport infrastructure has fuelled an increase in vehicle traffic, leading to significant transport-relate...
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Community air quality monitoring equips groups disproportionately affected by air pollution with the evidence to demand policy change.
Researchers are starting to integrate AI, IoT and big data into current air pollution monitoring systems to improve accuracy, efficiency and affordability.
