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August 28, 2024
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September 7, 2023
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September 5, 2023
via BBC
Air pollution now the greatest external threat to human health
EPIC's Director Michael Greenstone speaks with BBC Newshour on the latest AQLI report findings.
In the News
September 5, 2023
via CNN
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
The annual Air Quality Life Index report, produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, praised China’s “staggering success in combating pollution.”
In the News
September 1, 2023
via UNEP
New report highlights threat of air pollution on human life expectancy
A new report by the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) has found that particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest threat to human life expectancy.
In the News
September 1, 2023
via UNEP
Air pollution and its threat to health unequally spread, data shows
New data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) shows that while particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health, its impact on global life expectancy is uneven.
In the News
August 30, 2023
via Sky News
People in China could live two years longer after air pollution slashed by 42%
New figures from the Air Quality Life Index's annual update suggest pollution in China fell by 42.3% between 2013 and 2021 - improving air quality considerably.
In the News
August 30, 2023
via Euro News
India, Pakistan, China: Air pollution is now cutting life short in these 6 countries
"Particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health", says the report issued by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).
In the News
August 30, 2023
via International Business Times
People can lose more than 5 years of their lives due to air pollution: study
A new study has made some frightening revelations about the harmful impact of air pollution on people living in South Asian countries. It said that increasing air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in the region.
In the News
August 29, 2023
via AFP
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study
Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed Tuesday. Yet the level of funding set aside to confront the challenge is a fraction of the amount earmarked for fighting infectious diseases, said the research from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC).
In the News
August 29, 2023