Clean Air Fund
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Bringing together governments, funders, businesses and campaigners for a world where everyone breathes clean air 🌍 https://t.co/oh6d3P2lfB
Joined September 2019
What does clean air action look like? And who are the changemakers driving impact on #AirPollution across the globe? . Watch inspiring clean air heroes tell their stories of creating change for #CleanAirNow on #WorldCleanAirDay 🌍💨👇.
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Short-term black carbon exposure drives a marked increase in child asthma hospitalisations - particularly those under 15. 🏥 . Urgent action is needed to cut emissions & protect those most vulnerable to #AirPollution's health impacts @BioMedCentral.
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Background Black carbon is a critical component of ambient particulate matter and a recognized trigger of respiratory morbidity. Although existing studies have explored the link between black carbon...
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RT @DailyMonitor: OPINION: Air pollution must top Uganda’s COP30 climate financing agenda.
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Uganda could position her agenda to include clean air and public health as a key component...
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Ahead of this year's #WorldCleanAirDay (7 Sept), @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres urges governments to take bold, immediate action to cut #AirPollution. Updating NDCs is a key opportunity to cut emissions & move away from fossil fuels. Learn more ⬇️
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🖥️ Join @WHO's webinar: Thurs 4th Sept (2pm CET): Launching Phase 2 of its Science & Policy Summaries on #AirPollution, energy access, climate change & health. Explore the health & economic impacts of air pollution & actionable solutions with experts ⬇️
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The World Health Organization is launching Phase 2 of its Science and Policy Summaries to equip policymakers with evidence-based solutions for tackling air pollution, energy poverty, and climate...
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RT @BloombergDotOrg: Schools aren’t just for learning—they’re where kids breathe, play, and grow. 🏫. Through @BreatheCities, we’re supporti….
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RT @CCACoalition: Air pollution isn’t a modern problem — it’s been with us since humans first used fire. But during the Industrial Revoluti….
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📢 We’re seeking a consultant/firm to evaluate our India portfolio, with:.- Experience with INGOs & evaluating contributions to complex policy outcomes.- Expertise in theory-based, learning-focused evaluations.- Strong knowledge of India’s policy context👇
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We are seeking specialist expertise to lead a learning and synthesis exercise to evidence how our focus on equity influences the organisation’s ability to achieve its strategic results. The chosen...
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RT @BreatheCities: From heating to transport, Sofia is showing how bold policies can help clean the air, protect public health, and grow th….
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Deaths in Europe from short-term exposure to #Wildfire PM2.5 underestimated by 93% 🤯 . Standard methods assume wildfire PM2.5 is as deadly as from other sources. If that were true, we'd expect ~38 deaths/year (2004–22). There were actually 535. More 👇
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Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%
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RT @CleanAirFund: 🚨 New study finds current models drastically underestimate black carbon in Global South countries. We need better global….
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RT @UChiAir: Our annual #AQLIReport is almost here! On Sept 2, join our director @tanushree_g and @UChiEnergy Clean Air Program director Ch….
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RT @HEISoGA: Poor air quality plays a major role in contributing to illnesses & deaths from noncommunicable diseases in people of all ages.….
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Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) after tobacco smoking. Despite being a critical driver of the global NCD burden, air pollution often remains...
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🚨 New study finds current models drastically underestimate black carbon in Global South countries. We need better global monitoring of the super pollutant - which harms health & the climate - to understand patterns & drive targeted action 👇@SPARTANPM25 .
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🌏 We're proud to support Clean Air Week 2025, 24–28 Nov in Bangkok (hybrid). Join governments, experts, business & civil society to discuss & advance solutions for cleaner air across Asia Pacific. 🔗 Learn more about the event and register:
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Clean Air Week24-28 November 2025Bangkok, Thailand (hybrid)Â Â UNEP and partners, including UNESCAP, WHO, GIZ and Clean Air Fund, will organize the 2025 Clean Air Week from 24-28 November 2025 in...
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Europe's heatwave = a spike in ozone pollution. But cities acted quickly to cut emissions & protect #PublicHealth:.🚇 Geneva: free public transport, car limits, slower speeds, support for older people.🚛 Paris: lorry bans, industrial slowdowns, speed cuts .
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This week the Mayor of London issued an alert for high ozone levels and similar alerts are being issued across Europe, but different countries are taking different approaches to dealing with the...
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RT @HEISoGA: "The good news is that the solutions [to air pollution] are already known, and are increasingly being deployed by governments….
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In 2021, exposure to air pollution resulted in an estimated 1.2 million premature deaths and 54 million healthy years of life lost across the continent. With rapid urbanisation, population growth,...
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RT @RCPCHtweets: Our clinical fellow, Dr Alice Wilson, sat down with @TheLancet to talk about RCPCH’s recent report urging action from clin….
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A new report by the UK's Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) calls on clinicians, clinical services, and the government to tackle poor housing and air pollution to improve childre...
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🗣️ What's the best way to communicate to the public about #AirPollution?. Air Quality Indexes (AQI) & actual pollutant concentrations each have their pros & cons. @IET_online argues for a hybrid approach to leverage the strengths of both & drive action 🔽
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Jim Mills questions the use of Air Quality Indexes (AQI) versus actual pollutant concentrations when communicating information about air pollution to the public.Air pollution poses a significant th...
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Nearby heavy traffic was exposing Polish school children to extreme levels of harmful pollutants. The 'School Streets' project combined #AirQuality data with community-focused urban planning, to propose solutions to protect children from #AirPollution 👇
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In Warsaw and the wider Masovian region, rapid urban growth paired with insufficient public transport infrastructure has fuelled an increase in vehicle traffic, leading to significant transport-rel...
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RT @AirQoProject: Mbarara City is taking a bold step toward cleaner air! .With support from @UChiEnergy EPIC Air Quality Fund, we’ve instal….
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