Grassroots action against polluted skies: how Jakarta’s urban villages tackle air pollution
On a Sunday afternoon in September 2023, a group of about 30 individuals, including a group of mostly female neighbors from nine kampungs (a common term for “urban villages” or “informal settlements” across multiple languages and nations...Read more
Mums for Lungs highlights kids hospitalised in London with breathing difficulties
More than 15,000 children under the age of five were admitted to London hospitals with breathing difficulties last year.Read more‘Ground breaking’ study says low emission zones are a major benefit for child health
The long-term benefits for children’s health resulting from urban low emission zones are more apparent than ever, according to a new study.Read more
Zero-emission zones are helping some cities fight pollution
With growing urban populations and increases in cars, trucks and buses, cities are poised to experience more harmful pollution threatening people’s health and livelihoods.Read more
Air pollution levels across Europe still not safe, especially for children
More needs to be done to protect the health of children and adolescents from the negative impacts of air pollution, according to European Environment Agency (EEA) air quality assessments.Read moreLondon Mayor’s pledge to fight toxic air ’street by street
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says that more than 260,000 children are breathing cleaner air as a result of the capital’s growing network of School Streets.Read more
2020 World Air Quality Report reveals best – and worst – cities for clean air
New data from IQAir’s global air quality data platform, published in the 2020 World Air Quality Report and an online interactive global map, reveals the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns and behavioral changes on global particulate pollution...Read more