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Waste burning is a huge source of #AirPollution and greenhouse gases.
This #InternationalDayofClimateAction, we spotlight how community-led initiatives on waste management are fighting air pollution and climate change at the same time: bit.ly/4oAPb6h
#ClimateAction #ClimateActionDay #COP30
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Air pollution is a public health emergency.
So why doesn't development funding reflect that?
Read our latest findings on global #CleanAirFunding 👉
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At 14 years old, @VinishaOfficial invented a solar-powered ironing cart as a clean alternative to the charcoal powered street irons.
@EarthshotPrize finalist Vinisha proves that you are never too young to help the #environment through innovation ⤵️ bit.ly/3M13jEf
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Take a look at some of the brilliant speakers lined up for our 'Unlocking the Clean Air Dividend' event on Thursday 👀
Come along to learn how we can reverse the trend for increased deaths from #AirPollution through funding.
Register free here 👉 bit.ly/CleanAirFundingEvent
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We're working towards a world where everyone breathes clean air.
So it's only fitting that you can now also find us on Bluesky 💙 Follow us 🔽 bsky.app/profile/cleanairfun…
#AirQuality #AirPollution #Bluesky
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Congratulations to @Gayoghana who have been announced as a finalist for the @EarthshotPrize to Clean Our Air! 🎊
Their Zero Waste project prevents waste from ending up in landfills, reducing emissions and air pollution bit.ly/3TA1oLd
#EarthshotPrize #ClimateWeekNYC
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Congratulations to Clean Our Air @EarthshotPrize winner @BiomassTakachar 🎉
From biomass burning solutions, accessible data and coal-replacing inventions, all 3 brilliant finalists have shown that everybody has part to play in cleaning our air.
#EarthshotPrize #CleanAirForAll
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Partner spotlight of the day 📢
Today we’re celebrating @alarm_smogowy who created a large set of interactive lungs that mimic the effects of #airpollution inside the human body. 🫁
See for yourself 👀
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#CleanAir is a matter of life and death. But the UK still isn't meeting @WHO #AirQuality guidelines.
This year, the UK government will ask you to help them set a new #AirPollution target – tell them it needs to be strong enough to save lives 💪🎯
#WHO #UKTarget
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A massive congratulations to our partner @gayoghana who have won the @EarthshotPrize to #CleanOurAir! 🥳
As one of only five 2024 winners, the organisation will receive £1 million to scale their game-changing environmental solution 🤯⤵️ #AirPollution
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ALT GAYO announced as the winner of the 2024 Earthshot Prize to Clean our Air.
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What does clean air action look like? And who are the changemakers driving impact on #AirPollution across the globe?
Watch inspiring clean air heroes tell their stories of creating change for #CleanAirNow on #WorldCleanAirDay 🌍💨👇
bit.ly/3yWJMlX
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This week, we’re celebrating our incredible partners. ✊🎉
First up, @HCWHGlobal is building a network of health workers who can act as clean air champions for patients, policy makers and the wider public in India.
Like and follow to learn more.
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Breaking: Our new report finds that #CleanAir funding doesn’t match the scale of the world’s #AirPollution crisis.
👉 36 x more aid money went to fossil fuel projects in Africa than clean air ones.
Watch 👀 and retweet!
#WorldCleanAirDay #TheAirWeShare bit.ly/3BhJxA8
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BREAKING: our new research with @CBItweets shows that #CleanAirZones will make UK city residents both healthier and wealthier. 💵
The further the zones stretch and the quicker they are implemented, the greater the gains will be. #CleanAirForAll
👉 bit.ly/cazbenefits
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Don’t forget to tune into the @EarthshotPrize Awards Ceremony this evening at 20:00 BST on @BBCOne @BBCIplayer or Facebook.com/discovery
No doubt it’ll be an inspiring and hope-filled evening 🌍
#EarthshotPrize
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Aaaand we have lift off! 🚀 If you’re in Glasgow for #COP26 come and say hello to us in level 1 of the Green Zone! We’ll be here today and tomorrow 🙏🏻 #CleanAirAtCOP #CleanAirForAll
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The #EnvironmentBill is back in Parliament on Tuesday.
An amendment has been tabled that will make it stronger, and make the Government work harder to protect our health. It's time to tackle air pollution once and for all.
Join us in calling on MPs to #VoteCleanAir!
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📣 BREAKING: Clean air projects received more #GlobalDev funding than fossil fuel projects for the first time in 2021
But we have a long way to go. Only 1% of international development funding and 2% of climate finance tackles outdoor #AirPollution
🔎 Our new report offers insights into how — and where — donors can maximise their resources 👉 bit.ly/3ZzgUc7
👀 Watch and reshare ⬇️
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Cities continue to lead the charge on combating climate change. That's why we’ve teamed up with @MayorofLondon, @BloombergDotOrg and @c40cities to launch #BreatheCities, ensuring clean air and healthier lives around the world ⬇️
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📣 New research: Some cities in Africa will see the economic costs of #AirPollution increase 600% by 2040. But clean air measures could:
💰 free up billions of USD
🏥 prevent thousands of deaths
🏭 reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Read and share bit.ly/3FgKw5V #COP27
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“Your car, my breath - leave your car at home”.
Incredible mural in Warsaw city centre by artist Marta Frey.
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The #CleanAirSummit is underway with the @MayorofLondon, calling for businesses and city leaders to implement @WHO #AirQuality targets
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This was a powerful call.
7 mothers, from Nigeria to Poland to Brazil, all with a different story of how dirty air produced by fossil fuels is poisoning their children.
Governments can and must do better. There is no time to waste. #FossilFreeFuture #OurChildrensAir
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Clean air is a human right.
We're bringing together funders, researchers, policymakers and campaigners to provide #CleanAirForAll
Explore our revamped website: cleanairfund.org
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It’s International Women’s Day, and we're celebrating some brilliant women working on air pollution:
👉@Rosamund_ElsFdn
👉@jscaseddon
👉@DrMariaNeira
👉@MumsForLungs
👉 @DrTolullah
Quote tweet and tag women working in public health and climate who inspire you too💭#IWD2021
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Today is the Clean Air Fund’s first birthday! 🎉
One year ago, we were launched at the UN Secretary General’s Global Climate Action Summit and what a year it’s been 👏 #AirPollution #CleanAir
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Exposure to #AirPollution linked to increased dementia rates, reveals systematic review.
Researchers found evidence of the relationship between PM2.5 and clinical dementia, even in regions where annual exposure was far below EU #AirQuality standards ⤵️ bit.ly/40YG6sr
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Listen to two women raise the alarm on #AirPollution in @BBCSounds conversation for #WorldCleanAirDay.
Brilliant speakers @EllaRobertaFdn and @BhavreenMK 🎧 bbc.in/3D8Z9Hk
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🎉 Introducing our first-ever Executive Director for @BreatheCities: Former Mayor of Barranquilla, @jaimepumarejo
A partnership between @BloombergDotOrg, Clean Air Fund and @c40cities, the global urban air quality initiative aims to cut #AirPollution and climate emissions by 30% in the next 10 years. Jaime's leadership will bolster Breathe Cities’ efforts, advancing climate action and public health in cities around the world 👉 bit.ly/4b2Aimo
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Today, in partnership with @BloombergDotOrg and @warszawa we launched 'Breathe Warsaw', an ambitious new initiative to clean the air in Poland's capital city. Find out more 👇
cleanairfund.org/news-item/b… @trzaskowski_ @Jane_Burston @AnnyaSchneider
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Cleaner air benefits children who are the most vulnerable to the health impacts of #AirPollution
A group of researchers found that in Stockholm, as air pollution levels started declining since the early 2000s, children had improved lung capacity ⤵️ bit.ly/3ZgJi1O
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‘Air pollution is one of the most underestimated causes of heart disease and stroke,’ said Professor @Steph_Achenbach, President of the European Society of Cardiology.
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A much needed conversation about health and climate is happening right now in the margins of #COP26 at the @WHO conference at @CaledonianNews.
Outside the venue is one of @PinskyMichael’s Pollution Pods, reminding us that we must tackle air pollution for a #HealthyClimate
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Brief exposure to #AirPollution may raise the risk of stroke within 5 days, reveals new analysis.
Involving over 18 million ischemic stroke cases, the study revealed a nearly 30% increased risk when individuals were exposed to nitrogen dioxide ⤵️ bit.ly/3ZDv642
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Clear message from @xandvt on @BBCMorningLive about air pollution just now:
"The health effects are so massive, all of us should be looking at ways we can support changes: active transport, changing boiler fuel, changing wood-stove legislation, and crucially: the diesel cars"👏
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📢 NEW REPORT: #AirPollution impacts us all. Our new report explains why #CleanAir is everyone’s business!
Learn more bit.ly/3O60fG6
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This weekend at #COP26: Don't miss clean air campaigner Rosamund Kissi Debrah.
Climate policies are up to 50% more effective when they account for #AirPollution.
Sign up: bit.ly/3q82dx4
@rosamund_ElsFdn
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Students at a school near one of London's most polluted roads have built #AirPollution filters for their classrooms.
Students assembled the low cost-systems alongside @MumsForLungs and @UniofNottingham researchers ⤵️
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Did you catch it? Tonight @JaneBurston was live on @channel4news calling for the government to implement @WHO #AirQuality targets in the Environment Bill to tackle the urgent #AirPollution crisis @wef #Davos2020
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BREAKING: @MayorofLondon just announced at #COP26 that @Breathe_London will be expanded to Breathe Global!
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As @c40cities Chair @MayorofLondon will bring his visionary work to tackle air pollution in London by expanding Breathe Global - which is based on his flagship air quality monitoring programme @Breathe_London - to nearly 100 global cities #COP26
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Human stories about #AirPollution are crucial to making the case for #CleanAir - but they are not getting told.
#OurChildrensAir is a storytelling platform where you can share your story about how air pollution is harming children.
👉 bit.ly/3lKefZC @WHO
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The #IPCCReport is clear: Action on air pollution must go hand in hand with climate action🤝
"Even in scenarios with strong reduction of GHGs...these improvements are not sufficient in many polluted regions to achieve air quality guidelines specified by the @WHO"
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People want action on toxic air after #COVID19, says Clean Air Fund Executive Director @Jane_Burston #CleanAirForAll #BuildBackBetter
Read our new report: bit.ly/30xSJ1e
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That’s a wrap on our launch! A huge thank you from our team at #ClimateWeek2019 (and in London!) for all the amazing support! Thank you for joining us and our funders to mark this moment! @IKEAFoundation @CIFFchild @FIAFdn @GSTTCharity @BvLFoundation @oakfnd
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"Poor #AirQuality and high levels of #AirPollution don’t just lead to breathing issues. You should be concerned about your mental health too"
@hthealthshots on how smog affects your mental health 👉healthshots.com/mind/mental-… #MentalHealth
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📄 📢 New today: Air pollution the second leading risk factor for death, ahead of tobacco and poor diet, including children under 5
8.1 million deaths were attributed to poor #AirQuality globally in 2021, reveals new @HEISoGA report
✍️ @Ada_wright_ @pallavipnt on the findings:
bit.ly/3VtZwnE #PublicHealth
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📢 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced new plans to clean up toxic air at schools in the most polluted areas of the capital. 📢
👏🏾 Great work from @Breathe_London @EDFCleanAir for providing the robust data that led to this decision!
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📣 #AirPollution is a complex problem that knows no borders
🤝 Collective action is key for delivering clean air
See the innovative ways sectors are working #TogetherForCleanAir #WorldCleanAirDay
@HealthandEnv
@CCACoalition
@CleanAirMoms
@airparif
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The ULEZ expansion is working, according to a new 6-month report from London's City Hall:
📉 NOx emissions from cars in Outer London are 13% lower than would have been expected without the London-wide ULEZ expansion.
📈 London’s air quality is improving faster than the average for the rest of England.
Read about the results: bit.ly/3YgQe1a
ALT Quote by Jane Burston that says: These results should encourage other leaders to take action to improve air quality. Cities around the world can follow London's example and realise the huge health and economic advantages of ensuring their citizens are breathing cleaner air.
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Encouraging to see increasing recognition for #AirPollution as a critical threat to our health, climate and economies 🌍
Our CEO @Jane_Burston is in Davos for #WEF25, calling on world leaders to prioritise #AirQuality and action on super pollutants ⬇️ @wef
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#DidYouKnow children in London are at increased risk of developing lifelong health conditions from the air they breathe?
We need to #DitchDiesel fast to protect the next generation from its devastating impacts 🏥 🫁
@MumsForLungs @cities_clean
Diesel exhaust was classified as carcinogenic to humans in 2012. London’s children are breathing it in every day, from the 535k diesel cars still on our roads. Today we set up London's first diesel #AirPollution ward, because we want all levels of government to #DitchDiesel. 📷 Simon Jacobs.
ALT Seven hospital beds have been placed on the street on London's South Bank, in front of London's skyline. They have teddies in them, representing children affected by air pollution, and signs on them explaining how bad air pollution is for our health, especially children's health.
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ULEZ saves lives.
Today the @MayorofLondon is expanding London’s world-leading air pollution control zone – a decision that will protect the health of all Londoners.
#WeLoveUlez
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#AirPollution linked to 31% increase in heart disease-related death, disability in new study.
Researchers found a correlation between air pollution and cardiovascular health ⤵️
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It’s fitting that the @WHO's Special report on #ClimateChange and #Health is dedicated to Ella Kissi-Debrah and “all other children who have suffered and died from air pollution”.
Climate change and air pollution are 2 sides of the same coin🌎 #JoinedUpThinkingNeeded
Protecting people’s health requires transformational action in every sector, including energy, transport, nature, food systems and finance.
Find out more about @WHO's #COP26 Special Report on #ClimateChange and Health: ow.ly/wLct50Gppbx
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#AirPollution is beginning to be recognised for the public health crisis that it is.
The @RCPhysicians is reviewing the medical curriculum to make sure physicians are aware of the effects of air pollution. 🩺👏
bit.ly/2UdtrVb
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Better #AirQuality is now among the most important reasons for moving home.
Air quality could become as important to homebuyers as price per square foot, proximity to schools and transport links. @FT
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Bath was the first UK city outside London to introduce a Clean Air Zone.
Between 2019 and 2023, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations within the zone, which was introduced in 2021, dropped 32%. 📉🚗
Read more @BBC 👇 #AirPollution
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Chronic exposure to #AirPollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, reveals new study led by @HarvardChanSPH
Researchers found that exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 over a 10-year period increased the risk of colorectal and prostate cancers 👉 bit.ly/3YmpdHL
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#AirPollution linked to breast cancer incidence, reveals
study.
Researchers found an 8% increase in breast cancer cases for people living in areas with higher levels of pollution ⤵️ bit.ly/3t2F1E2
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📄 📣 New report: #Philanthropic funding for air quality projects has grown since 2015, but is still too low 📉
As leaders convene at #Davos2024 #wef24, our report calls on the #philanthropy community to collaborate with businesses and governments to maximise investments for multiple #SustainableDevelopment outcomes 👉 bit.ly/48ynpQi
Watch and share 👀 ⬇️
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In light of @DefraGovUk's proposed air quality targets announced today, we'll join others to ensure a strong public response to this consultation, demanding that the deadline for achieving cleaner air is brought forward from 2040 to 2030 #CleanAirCantWait
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“My inbox is filled with people who are concerned about the wood smoke that is filling the bedroom of their asthmatic child or ill elderly relative.” - @DrGaryFuller at Imperial College London.bit.ly/3oRLVHf
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“We have everything we need to solve the challenge of the climate emergency.”
Catch up with @Jane_Burston as she joins @nfergus @brianchristian @AHicksonLovence to offer advice on #airpollution, #climatechange and #health in 2021. #FightFor1Point5
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Today, the coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah has published a Prevention of Future Death's Report. #AirPollution
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Extremely good news – the #UN agrees that children have a right to #CleanAir.
Now governments must follow up with action to tackle #AirPollution.
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Today @WHO have released new data on air pollution.
The good news? Over 6000 cities now monitor air quality✅
The bad news? That monitoring shows that 99% of the global population breathe dirty air😷
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As the inquest into the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah finishes, we are reminded of the severe impact that #airpollution can have.
To ensure #JusticeForElla, the Government must commit to ambitious @WHO air pollution targets in the #EnvironmentBill so we can have #CleanAirForAll.
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#Health is one of the things that motivates the most @DrMariaNeira @WHO discussing #AirPollution @cleanairfund launch today. #ClimateChange #environmentalhealth #CleanAirIsAHumanRight
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👏 Yesterday @LDN_environment launched the Schools Pollution Helpdesk, offering schools in London a free to use service to help them improve #AirQuality. 👏
Find out more: airqualitynews.com/2021/02/2…
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"Too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air," - @DrMariaNeira
Investing in #AirQuality is an investment in our health, climate and economy.
bit.ly/3NQyaDA
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New Online Event: Find out why joined-up action on #AirPollution and climate change is critical.
Join our excellent speakers from @UNEP, @WHO and @DalbergTweet.
👉 Sign up now bit.ly/3IV5GFy
ALT The clean air agenda for 2022: seizing opportunities on the road to CP27. Wednesday 9 February. 2pm GMT | 3pm CET. Zoom webinar. Red background with pale circles.
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Fantastic data visualisation by @UNEP on the global state of #AirPollution.
Dashboard includes data on:
- major sources of pollution
- impact on human health
- national efforts to tackle toxic air.
Check it out👇 bit.ly/3zFJGLo
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Marginalised groups are disproportionately hit by #AirPollution. But this invisible inequity issue doesn't get enough attention from the media, public and politicians.
📢 ICYMI: Our free image collection with @climatevisuals portrays the communities most impacted by dirty air ⬇️
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Air pollution affects us all but disproportionately impacts the most marginalised communities.
📝 New blog series: Join us as we explore the complex ways #AirPollution intersects with inequities.
In our first blog, we hear from Usha Rani, a construction worker in Delhi, and @mahilahsg, on why women construction workers must be equal stakeholders in clean air solutions👉 bit.ly/3stb1AI
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This morning we're in @WMBtweets's Climate Pledge Theatre to announce the launch of the #AllianceForCleanAir - a coalition of 10 global companies coming together to put clean air at the heart of their climate action. Follow the launch at 11.30 GMT here👉 bit.ly/3BCyQ84
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The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah has published a Prevention of Future Death's Report. It highlights 3 key areas of action required to prevent deaths like Ella's 🚨
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Powerful new study from @LDN_environment & @FIAFdn
found closing #SchoolStreets at pick up & drop off times saw pollution drop by up to 23%.
Love this.
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'The landmark ruling puts a face and a name on one of the millions of people whose deaths are hastened by air pollution across the world every year. And in Britain... it could open a new door to lawsuits by pollution victims or their families.'
nytimes.com/2020/12/16/world…
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Making nature a priority in the world’s cities brings:
✅ Better public health
✅ Cleaner air & water
✅ Rich biodiversity
✅ Good, green jobs
✅ Protection from climate impacts
#AFutureWithNature is possible @c40cities
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Health professionals play a critical role in the fight for clean air - so how do we engage them?
Our new research reveals the values and drivers of healthcare professionals around the world.
Register for our webinar on 5 May to learn more.
Please RT! bit.ly/3vgGIJR
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An alliance of doctors and nurses is calling for Boris Johnson to bring #airpollution below @WHO limits.
@UKHealthClimate say the Environment Bill should include a legally binding target for #airquality ✊
bit.ly/3zBSAcp
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Exposure to #AirPollution could increase the risk of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, reveals new research.
Using data from 2025 hospitals in 322 Chinese cities, the study found that air pollution was most strongly associated with atrial flutter ⤵️ bit.ly/3KdbEon
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This is huge news. Thanks to a hard-fought amendment to the anti-smog resolution, there will be no more coal burning in Warsaw from October 2023. A real testament to the hard work of the clean air movement in Poland👏
#Mazowsze zaostrza uchwałę antysmogową☁️ Od października 2023 r. w #Warszawa będzie zakaz spalania węgla. A co z tzw. warszawskim obwarzankiem❓⤵️⤵️
⚪️bit.ly/36RuaBY #smog #antysmog #ekologia #uchwała #klimat
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#AirPollution is a global problem. Dirty air leads to higher chances of heart disease, strokes, heart failure and bronchitis in all 13 UK and Polish cities investigated in a new report with @KingsCollegeLon and @cleanairfund:
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70% of air pollution-related deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, @worldheartfed report reveals
#AirPollution is "the greatest environmental health risk" and without adequate policies, deaths from cardiovascular conditions will rise 👉 bit.ly/3Vf0i9a @HealthPolicyW
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#DidYouKnow people living in areas with high levels of air pollution are 40% more likely to experience depression?
#AirPollution isn't just an environmental threat, it poses a serious risk to our #MentalHealth too. This UK based study looks at symptoms of anxiety, depression, conduct disorder, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder among adolescents and young people 👉 bit.ly/3LVbanv
#WorldMentalHealthDay
@DrTedros
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Air pollution is everywhere. Invisible particles penetrate cells and organs in our bodies: including our lungs, heart, blood and brain.
Working together for clean air will create a healthier, fairer, more prosperous future for everyone. Our annual report takes stock of the coordinated efforts to accelerate clean air action and change at global, national and city level 👉 bit.ly/457L4UW #WorldLungDay
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Why is air pollution an inequality issue?
Read this insightful piece from @Nicola_Slawson, featuring excerpts from conversations with @rosamund_ElsFdn, @0jhl, @UK100_ and more to find out more.
@EDFCleanAir @ImpUrbanHealth #CleanAirForAll
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Long-term exposure to outdoor and household #airpollution contributed to over 6.7 million annual deaths in 2019.
Shocking findings from the @HEIresearch 2020 State of Global Air: stateofglobalair.org/
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#AirPollution from transport is driving needless deaths and health issues around the world – and fuelling #ClimateChange.
It’s time that governments stepped up.
#COP26
ALT It's time governments stopped funding deadly fossil fuels.
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Much needed – Mayor of London @SadiqKhan introduces new city-wide emissions standards for heavy vehicles.
Buses and coaches must now meet Euro VI emissions standards or pay a daily charge of up to £300.
More here: ow.ly/vqsF50DNFrS
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A transformational COP must deliver specific steps to reduce #AirPollution, as a way of tackling the climate emergency while delivering rapid win-wins for public health and economies.
We're in Dubai for #COP28 to raise air pollution higher up the agenda.
📌 🗓️ Explore the sessions highlighting the transformative role of clean air in climate and health, featuring the Pollution Pods — a series of geodesic domes simulating air pollution from Beijing, London, and New Delhi. Don't miss it 👉 bit.ly/47rNrUN
📝 Our open letter to @COP28_UAE Presidency, signed by 90+ organisations, outlines crucial actions to prioritise #AirQuality at #COPUAE 👉 bit.ly/47qYgqq #ClimateAction #CleanAirNow
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EU negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive #AAQD
This is an important first step towards protecting the most vulnerable in our society from #AirPollution. The EU Council and Parliament must now formally adopt the provisional agreement. We call on co-legislators to do so without delay to ensure EU citizens reap the benefits of cleaner air without delay.
MAJOR STEP FORWARD! 🎉 EU governments & institutions have reached a deal on the Ambient #AirQuality Directive (#AAQD) revision.
🍃 Faced with a public health emergency from #AirPollution, the EU is now one step closer to finally tackling it.
👉 ow.ly/gghj50QG1eZ
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If we want clean air to be recognised as an economic asset, we need to rewrite the narrative around this global public good.
@ourcommonair calls for six shifts in attitudes to inspire global action on #AirPollution ⤵️
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How can we rebuild our economy and clean our air?
Join our Executive Director @Jane_Burston at 11:30am BST on 5 June to find out more. #WorldEnvironmentDay #CleanAir
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Scientists are “increasingly concerned” by the health impact of #AirPollution produced by the wear of vehicle tyres.
The particles are especially damaging due to the toxic chemicals they are made from, reveals @imperialcollege 👉 bit.ly/3EzYsa1 ⤵️
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If walking through #TimesSquare remember to look up and learn about how there should be #CleanAirForAll. @WHO #CleanAirIsAHumanRight
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ULEZ is already doing a great job reducing air pollution in London – but now it’s going to be even greater – expanding to protect more of Greater London. #WeLoveULEZ
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