1 September 2021 New Data Shows Strong Air Pollution Policies Lengthen Life Expectancy

The same clean air policies that can reduce fossil fuel emissions and help rein in climate change can also add up to 5 years onto people’s lives in the most polluted regions, while globally adding more than 2 years onto lives on average.

News

Over the last year, Covid-19 lockdowns brought blue skies to the most polluted regions of the globe, while wildfires exacerbated by a drier and hotter climate sent smoke to the normally clean skies of cities thousands of miles away. The conflicting events offer two visions of the future. The difference between those futures lies in policies to reduce fossil fuels. Read more...

 

最新帖子
新闻稿

一个识别重大甲烷泄漏的高科技系统在过去两年内向各国政府和企业发送了1200份通知,但根据联合国环境规划署(环境署)的最新数据,只有1%的通知得到了响应。

故事

清洁烹饪可以拯救生命,保护自然,对抗气候危机——但为何全球仍有三分之一的人在使用污染环境的燃料?