New WHO Air Pollution Road Map Gets Strong Support; Member States Ask for Greater ‘Equity’ Focus in Climate Work 08/02/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Member States appeared to give strong backing to a proposed new WHO roadmap to reduce air pollution’s health impacts – with the ambitious global goal of cutting mortality attributable to human-produced sources by 50% by 2040. At the same time, a draft Climate Change and Health Action Plan, also aired at Saturday’s WHO Executive […] Continue reading -> Ambitious Fund Aims to Connect 300 Million Africans to Reliable, Cleaner Energy by 2030 05/02/2025 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – African leaders and global financial institutions have launched a landmark $40 billion Africa Energy Fund to fast-track investments in renewable energy and bridge the continent’s persistent financing gap. Reliance on dirty cooking fuels such as firewood and charcoal causes an estimated 600,000 premature deaths annually across Africa. The World Bank […] Continue reading -> Putting the ‘Brain Economy’ on the Map of Global Health Priorities 31/01/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – With populations ageing and mental health disorders at a record high, halting the global “pandemic” of brain disorders needs to be a paramount concern of industry – as well as the global health community. What is needed is a global effort spawning a “healthy brain economy” for the future, reflecting the same sense […] Continue reading -> Vehicles, Household Air Pollution Pose Fatal Threat in 23 Asian Countries 27/01/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The health risks posed by air pollution in the 23 Asian countries sandwiched between Russia and Australia have been analysed together for the first time – and over 3.4 million deaths occurred in this area in 2021, representing 40% of global air pollution deaths. These countries include India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia, excluding […] Continue reading -> Los Angeles Wildfires Smother Region in ‘Hazardous’ Smoke 14/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Smoke from at least three fires in Los Angeles has caused unhealthy and hazardous air quality, causing school closures and official warnings. “In my lifetime I have not seen something this destructive,” said Rachel Ibrahim, a student at the University of Californina, Los Angles (UCLA). Forced to leave campus as the fires raced within five […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Robs Indian Farmworkers of their Health and Livelihoods 09/01/2025 Sanket Jain YADRAV, India – Farmworker Balaso Salokhe predicts the severity of his asthma by observing the sky around him. “In the past four years, my health has deteriorated so much that I avoid travelling outside my village,” he shares. During this time, he was hospitalised six times. Every time, the severity of his asthma worsened. Salokhe, […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ambitious Fund Aims to Connect 300 Million Africans to Reliable, Cleaner Energy by 2030 05/02/2025 Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – African leaders and global financial institutions have launched a landmark $40 billion Africa Energy Fund to fast-track investments in renewable energy and bridge the continent’s persistent financing gap. Reliance on dirty cooking fuels such as firewood and charcoal causes an estimated 600,000 premature deaths annually across Africa. The World Bank […] Continue reading -> Putting the ‘Brain Economy’ on the Map of Global Health Priorities 31/01/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – With populations ageing and mental health disorders at a record high, halting the global “pandemic” of brain disorders needs to be a paramount concern of industry – as well as the global health community. What is needed is a global effort spawning a “healthy brain economy” for the future, reflecting the same sense […] Continue reading -> Vehicles, Household Air Pollution Pose Fatal Threat in 23 Asian Countries 27/01/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The health risks posed by air pollution in the 23 Asian countries sandwiched between Russia and Australia have been analysed together for the first time – and over 3.4 million deaths occurred in this area in 2021, representing 40% of global air pollution deaths. These countries include India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia, excluding […] Continue reading -> Los Angeles Wildfires Smother Region in ‘Hazardous’ Smoke 14/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Smoke from at least three fires in Los Angeles has caused unhealthy and hazardous air quality, causing school closures and official warnings. “In my lifetime I have not seen something this destructive,” said Rachel Ibrahim, a student at the University of Californina, Los Angles (UCLA). Forced to leave campus as the fires raced within five […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Robs Indian Farmworkers of their Health and Livelihoods 09/01/2025 Sanket Jain YADRAV, India – Farmworker Balaso Salokhe predicts the severity of his asthma by observing the sky around him. “In the past four years, my health has deteriorated so much that I avoid travelling outside my village,” he shares. During this time, he was hospitalised six times. Every time, the severity of his asthma worsened. Salokhe, […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Putting the ‘Brain Economy’ on the Map of Global Health Priorities 31/01/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher DAVOS – With populations ageing and mental health disorders at a record high, halting the global “pandemic” of brain disorders needs to be a paramount concern of industry – as well as the global health community. What is needed is a global effort spawning a “healthy brain economy” for the future, reflecting the same sense […] Continue reading -> Vehicles, Household Air Pollution Pose Fatal Threat in 23 Asian Countries 27/01/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The health risks posed by air pollution in the 23 Asian countries sandwiched between Russia and Australia have been analysed together for the first time – and over 3.4 million deaths occurred in this area in 2021, representing 40% of global air pollution deaths. These countries include India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia, excluding […] Continue reading -> Los Angeles Wildfires Smother Region in ‘Hazardous’ Smoke 14/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Smoke from at least three fires in Los Angeles has caused unhealthy and hazardous air quality, causing school closures and official warnings. “In my lifetime I have not seen something this destructive,” said Rachel Ibrahim, a student at the University of Californina, Los Angles (UCLA). Forced to leave campus as the fires raced within five […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Robs Indian Farmworkers of their Health and Livelihoods 09/01/2025 Sanket Jain YADRAV, India – Farmworker Balaso Salokhe predicts the severity of his asthma by observing the sky around him. “In the past four years, my health has deteriorated so much that I avoid travelling outside my village,” he shares. During this time, he was hospitalised six times. Every time, the severity of his asthma worsened. Salokhe, […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Vehicles, Household Air Pollution Pose Fatal Threat in 23 Asian Countries 27/01/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The health risks posed by air pollution in the 23 Asian countries sandwiched between Russia and Australia have been analysed together for the first time – and over 3.4 million deaths occurred in this area in 2021, representing 40% of global air pollution deaths. These countries include India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia, excluding […] Continue reading -> Los Angeles Wildfires Smother Region in ‘Hazardous’ Smoke 14/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Smoke from at least three fires in Los Angeles has caused unhealthy and hazardous air quality, causing school closures and official warnings. “In my lifetime I have not seen something this destructive,” said Rachel Ibrahim, a student at the University of Californina, Los Angles (UCLA). Forced to leave campus as the fires raced within five […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Robs Indian Farmworkers of their Health and Livelihoods 09/01/2025 Sanket Jain YADRAV, India – Farmworker Balaso Salokhe predicts the severity of his asthma by observing the sky around him. “In the past four years, my health has deteriorated so much that I avoid travelling outside my village,” he shares. During this time, he was hospitalised six times. Every time, the severity of his asthma worsened. Salokhe, […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Los Angeles Wildfires Smother Region in ‘Hazardous’ Smoke 14/01/2025 Sophia Samantaroy Smoke from at least three fires in Los Angeles has caused unhealthy and hazardous air quality, causing school closures and official warnings. “In my lifetime I have not seen something this destructive,” said Rachel Ibrahim, a student at the University of Californina, Los Angles (UCLA). Forced to leave campus as the fires raced within five […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution Robs Indian Farmworkers of their Health and Livelihoods 09/01/2025 Sanket Jain YADRAV, India – Farmworker Balaso Salokhe predicts the severity of his asthma by observing the sky around him. “In the past four years, my health has deteriorated so much that I avoid travelling outside my village,” he shares. During this time, he was hospitalised six times. Every time, the severity of his asthma worsened. Salokhe, […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution Robs Indian Farmworkers of their Health and Livelihoods 09/01/2025 Sanket Jain YADRAV, India – Farmworker Balaso Salokhe predicts the severity of his asthma by observing the sky around him. “In the past four years, my health has deteriorated so much that I avoid travelling outside my village,” he shares. During this time, he was hospitalised six times. Every time, the severity of his asthma worsened. Salokhe, […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Air Pollution is Responsible for 16.6 Million Deaths Over a Decade in India 18/12/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji New evidence shows that one in four deaths between 2009 and 2019 is linked to PM 2.5, one of the most dangerous pollutants commonly monitored. NEW DELHI – In November Delhi recorded its worst day of air pollution since 2019. As concerned citizens expressed outrage, authorities scrambled for answers – and it seems that the […] Continue reading -> Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Third of Nations Collect No Air Quality Data, Masking Health Risks for One Billion People 13/12/2024 Stefan Anderson More than one-third of countries worldwide lack government-level air quality monitoring, leaving nearly one billion people in the dark about one of the greatest risks to their health, a new report showed on Friday. The assessment by non-profit OpenAQ, which maintains the largest open-source database of air quality measurements, found significant gaps in government tracking […] Continue reading -> Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pakistan’s ‘Super Seeders’ Show Promise in Curbing Stubble Burning, But Uptake is Slow 04/12/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput LAHORE, Pakistan – Capital of the agriculturally rich Punjab Province, Lahore, has been engulfed in intense smoke for nearly a month. The government closed schools in Lahore and parts of the province on 7 November but even though they reopened a few weeks later, air pollution has remained at record, hazardous levels throughout the region. […] Continue reading -> UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits 03/12/2024 Stefan Anderson Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts