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
The evidence is absolutely damning: children’s health is being dramatically affected by air-based pollutants that having a devastating impact on the health of the human race – and becoming the second leading global risk factor...Read more
It is often only when we read about events such as the tragic death and legal case of Ella Roberta, the schoolgirl in London that died of asthma due to air pollution in 2013, that we...Read more
|Comment|author: Barcelona Institute for Global Health: IS Global
“Sarah Zeeshan said her one-and-half-year-old daughter has found it difficult to eat and drink as the smog has led to blisters forming all around her mouth.”Read more
In the planet’s most polluted city, which has long been choking from the poorest air possible, the current situation in Delhi, is, even by its standards, more dire than most of us could imagine.Read more
More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. This equals approximately seven billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United...Read more
|Comment|author: WRI Center for Sustainable Cities
With the world’s focus firmly on the COP27 annual climate conference, a survey of almost 300 youth and children across 35 cities and towns in 16 countries worldwide has revealed that air pollution is their biggest concern.Read more
Heat waves are getting hotter and becoming more frequent because of rising rates of air pollution, putting children’s health at risk, a wide-ranging new report has found.Read more
Six in 10 people will be living in cities by 2030. This is concerning. Cities are responsible for over 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet cities can also do a lot to...Read more
Tall hedges and trees planted at a Manchester primary school located on one of Europe’s busiest roads are the latest weapon against dangerous traffic fumes. Read more
The mother of a London girl who died from air pollution exposure has called for a new international law that forces governments to clean up the environment for future generations.Read more
A landmark ruling has found that a nine-year-old girl who died in 2013 after an acute asthma attack is the first person in the UK – and possibly the world – to have ‘excessive air...Read more
Exposure to an urban environment characterised by high levels of air pollution and noise in areas with a high building density during the foetal period and in early childhood may contribute to higher blood pressure.Read more
Air quality experts are calling for restrictions on car use during school runs after a report found that children face a threefold increase in air pollution. Read more
Expanding a successful clean air scheme will enable 200 London schools in areas of high air pollution introduce measures to protect pupils from toxic air.
Five of London’s most polluted areas have committed to extend Mayor...Read more