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Mar 18, 2024 · Global cities are at the forefront of the battle against air pollution, implementing bold initiatives to protect citizen’s health. Using regulation and innovative technology, urban centres deploy diverse strategies to achieve clean air.
Nov 13, 2023 · Research shows that in the first decades after the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1967, the rules lowered output and employment, as well as productivity, in pollution-intensive industries....
Sep 6, 2023 · Airborne contaminants are the biggest direct environmental health risks of our time, with 99 per cent of the world’s population breathing unsafe air. Exposure to air pollution significantly increases the risk of strokes, heart and lung disease, cancer and other ailments, causing more than 6.7 million premature deaths a year.
Jul 20, 2022 · The cleaner air has effectively boosted the total warming from carbon dioxide emitted over the same time by anywhere from 15% to 50%, estimates Johannes Quaas, a climate scientist at Leipzig University and lead author of the study.
Sep 7, 2022 · In his message on this year’s International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to the landmark decision to recognize the universal right to a...
Sep 7, 2021 · On International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, the UN is calling on governments to do more to cut air pollution and improve air quality. Specific actions they could take include...
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Sep 17, 2022 · According to the Dark Report 2021 published by the ‘Right to Clean Air Platform’, more than 30,000 people die each year from respiratory illnesses caused by air pollution. Greenpeace Turkey has been working with local communities to tackle the issues of air pollution.
