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Air Pollution and its Threat to Health are Unequally Spread Throughout the World, and so are the Opportunities to Combat it – AQLI

Air Pollution and its Threat to Health are Unequally Spread Throughout the World, and so are the Opportunities to Combat it

As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). If the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guideline, the average person would add 2.3 years onto their life expectancy—or … Continue reading Air Pollution and its Threat to Health are Unequally Spread Throughout the World, and so are the Opportunities to Combat it