Coalition for Clean Air’s Post

📢 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, 7 September 2024 Since 2020, the international community has been celebrating International Day of Clean Air 💨 for Blue Skies, with a different theme selected for each year. Previous years themes included: ➡ 2023 Together for Clean Air ➡ 2022 The Air We Share ➡ 2021  Healthy Air, Healthy Planet ➡ 2020 Clean Air for All The theme for International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2024 is Invest in #CleanAirNow. Our first contact with the world 🌍. What we inhale 12 times a minute. It keeps us alive or poisons us. 99% of us breathe polluted air. We can’t take it anymore. #AirPollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. It also exacerbates #ClimateChange, causes economic losses 💸, and reduces agricultural productivity. It knows no borders – everyone has a responsibility to protect our atmosphere and ensure healthy air for all. By collaborating across borders, sectors, and silos, we can reduce air pollution through collective investments of time, resources and efforts 🤝. Air pollution is a preventable problem 🤔. The solutions − laws, standards, policies, programmes, investments and technologies − are known! Implementing these solutions will of course entail large investments, but the benefits of fulfilling the right to breathe clean air for all of humanity are incalculable. This International Day 📅 of Clean Air for Blue Skies, we call upon everyone - from governments and corporations to civil society and individuals - to invest in #CleanAirNow. By tackling air pollution proactively, we can achieve transformative change and secure healthy air for all. #CleanAirMatters #FiltrationAmbassador #MANNHUMMEL #Sustainability https://lnkd.in/egydpTNc

As we marked Clean Air Day a few weeks ago, we’ve followed the theme of using our voice to combat air pollution. In this blog, we highlight the power of community engagement, behaviour change programmes and how we encourage citizens to become clean air champions by learning about hyperlocal air pollution data. Clean air is a fundamental right, yet achieving it requires effort from all sectors of society. When communities are genuinely involved in decisions that affect them, trust, credibility and a sense of ownership are built. Read the blog to find out the key fundamentals of a successful clean-air project: https://lnkd.in/gm5cWPpv

Many #cities around the #world are implementing #groundbreaking measures to combat #airpollution, focusing on #innovative #technologies and policies. Some of these initiatives include: #Transition to #ElectricVehicles (EVs): Cities are encouraging the use of electric cars, buses, and even trucks to reduce emissions. This often comes with investments in EV infrastructure like charging stations. Examples include cities like Oslo, which offers incentives for EV owners, and Shenzhen, which has fully electrified its public bus fleet. #GreenUrbanSpaces: Increasing green spaces helps absorb pollutants. Cities like Singapore have embraced urban forests and vertical gardens, creating "green lungs" in densely populated areas. #LowEmissionZones (#LEZ): European cities like London, Paris, and Berlin have implemented LEZs, where only low-emission vehicles are allowed to enter certain areas. This policy significantly cuts down on vehicular pollution. #SmogEating #Buildings and #AirPurifiers: Innovative architecture is emerging, like the Palazzo Italia in Milan, designed with a special smog-eating concrete that absorbs pollution. Cities like New Delhi and Beijing have installed massive air purifiers to mitigate the effects of smog. #CleanEnergy #Initiatives: Many cities are transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Copenhagen, for instance, aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025 through wind power and biomass energy. #BikeSharing Programs and #Pedestrianization: To cut down on car usage, cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen promote cycling through extensive bike-sharing programs. Pedestrian zones, like those in Madrid, also help reduce traffic-related emissions. These initiatives highlight the innovative ways cities are tackling air pollution and improving urban health.

Cities around the world need effective drainage systems and extensive tree cover to address the growing challenges of air quality and climate change. As urban areas accumulate more wealth and expand, the demand for facilities increases, leading to higher CO2 emissions and other harmful gases. This, in turn, contributes to the intensifying heatwaves and 'heat dome' effects we experience each summer. #AirPollution #CleanAir #HeatDome #WarmingPlanet

Air quality has proven to extend or decrease life expectancy, however, to reduce air pollution it will take all the populations and the governments working together. Or is just surviving more important than air quality? I have seen in some places trucks only allowed on roads 6 pm to 6 am and this cuts down congestions, improved public transport, commitment to want changes to happen. Improving online access with greater speeds would also reduce the numbers on the roads. #aamctraining #educationwithoutborders

Breathe a little easier this summer! ☀️ The national capital is launching a new plan to tackle air pollution from June 15th to September 15th. What are your thoughts about the action plan? Share your views in the caption. #DelhiAirPollution #SummerActionPlan #CleanAir #LetsBeatPollution #RightToBreathe #DelhiNCR #ClimateAction

Action on #airpollution has a compounding effect on improving health and wellbeing, productivity and economic effects. It is a complex multi-sector issue which requires collaboration of public-private partnerships.  From Air Quality Life Index report this year, it was shown that when countries enforce national standards, life expectancy improves. Air pollution, like many issues, is a highly unequal issue across cities in the world, as are policies which address it.  On this lead up to International Day of BlueSkies, it’s important that we continue to demand better for future generations. The Alliance for Clean Air is one example of an alliance which champions the private sector role in reporting emissions.  #sustainability #cleanair #worldcleanairday #cleanairnow 

Air pollution is harming people in cities around the world. With transport being one of the biggest contributors to dirty air, solutions are needed 🚗 🌬 😷 The Global New Mobility Coalition is pleased to be working with the Clean Air Fund in the World Economic Forum's work on urban deliveries, showcasing how companies and cities can tackle the physical and environmental footprint of deliveries 🚛 📦 ⚡ Find out more about how cities can embrace sustainable deliveries: https://lnkd.in/eStX_JwE

Nice simple action to support ahead of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (you need good lungs just to get through all of that) on 7 September - share an image that represents your thoughts and feelings about clean air.💙 https://lnkd.in/eqiERcte

Plan your #CleanAirDay using the guidance below ☀️