22 September 2021 WHO releases new, stricter, Air Quality Guidelines to save lives

Steps to meet the new guidelines will not only protect health but also benefit global efforts to tackle climate change. By CCAC secretariat

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released updated Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) today that aim to save millions of lives from air pollution. The new guidelines are based on a marked increase in scientific evidence that show air pollution damages human health at even lower concentrations than previously thought. The WHO last released updated Air Quality Guidelines in 2005. After a systematic review of the accumulated evidence since then, almost all the pollutant levels have been adjusted downward with the WHO warning that exceeding the new air quality guideline levels is associated with significant risks to health. At the same time, however, adhering to them could save millions of lives. Read more..

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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?

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在今年的国际清洁空气和蓝天日前夕,气候与清洁空气联盟(CCAC)开发并推出了空气质量管理交流平台(AQMx),以协助各地的空气质量专家应对空气污染问题。该一站式服务平台面向世界卫生组织空气质量指南的临时目标,提供最新的空气质量管理指南和工具。