Save the date! What is Clean Air Day and why is it important? How does air pollution damage health? How can I help protect myself, others and the environment? Global Action Plan recommends the following ways to reduce exposure to and creation of air pollution: Walk, cycle, scoot rather than driving: Being stuck in traffic can expose you to lots of pollution.
Polluted air from the exhaust of other vehicles can get sucked into your car, and often stays trapped there, meaning you breathe in lots of pollution. One experiment found that a car driver was exposed to twice as much pollution as a pedestrian and nine times as much as a cyclist travelling the same journey. You can use our Walking and Cycling Planners to fine your most convenient routes.
This means we can all play our part by considering our public transport options just once a week and help reduce the number of cars on our roads. The transport industry also has their part to play to by shifting to ultra-low emission vehicles and making it easier, cheaper and more convenient for you to use public transport. Try to avoid walking along the busiest roads: Air pollution concentrates around the busiest roads and getting even a short distance away from them can make a big difference.
Don't idle: If you drive, turn off your engine when your vehicle is stationary, and it is safe to do so. There is an alert issued when ozone pollution is forecast to reach unhealthy levels.
Ozone, or smog, can cause throat irritation, congestion, chest pain, trigger asthma, inflame the lining of the lungs and worsen bronchitis and emphysema, air officials said.
Long-term exposure to ozone can reduce lung function. Ozone pollution is particularly harmful for young children, seniors and those with respiratory and heart conditions. More information is available here. Report a correction or typo. Related topics: weather san francisco oakland san jose marin napa sonoma livermore los gatos hollister santa cruz bay area air quality management district carbon monoxide air quality greenhouse gas weather spare the air kincade fire climate change.
Copyright by Bay City News, Inc. Republication, re-transmission or reuse without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. Society bears a high cost of air pollution due to the negative impacts on the economy, work productivity, healthcare costs and tourism, among others. Hence, the economic benefits of investing in air pollution control cannot be overestimated, and it must be understood that there is also an economic rationale to act and that cost-effective solutions exist to address air pollution.
Poor air quality is a challenge in the context of sustainable development for all countries, in particular in cities and urban areas in developing countries, with levels of air pollution that are higher than the limits set out in the World Health Organization air quality guidelines.
Some air pollutants, such as black carbon, methane and ground-level ozone, are also short-lived climate pollutants and are responsible for a significant portion of air pollution-related deaths, as well as impacts on crops and hence food security, so their reduction has co-benefits for the climate. UN Member States recognize the need to substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination by , as well as to reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management by Clean air is important for the health and day-to-day lives of people, while air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human health and one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally.
Air pollution disproportionately affects women, children and older persons, and also has a negative impact on ecosystems. Today, the international community acknowledges that improving air quality can enhance climate change mitigation and that climate change mitigation efforts can improve air quality. Encouraged by the increasing interest of the international community in clean air, and emphasizing the need to make further efforts to improve air quality, including reducing air pollution, to protect human health, the General Assembly decided to designate 7 September as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.
In the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled " The future we want, " countries committed to promoting sustainable development policies that support healthy air quality in the context of sustainable cities and human settlements. Also, the Agenda for Sustainable Development , which outlines a road map to achieving sustainable development, environmental protection and prosperity for all, recognizes that air pollution abatement is important to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
BreatheLife mobilizes cities and individuals to protect our health and our planet from the effects of air pollution.
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