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Dear Friends,
Toxic
air pollution is poisoning us. The World Health
Organization estimates that more than 7 million
people around the world lose their lives each year
because they breathe dirty air. Just this week,
new data released through the C40-supported Breathe London project revealed
that, on their way to school, children are exposed
to air pollution that is five times more harmful
than at any other time of day. The same emissions
that poison the air also contribute to the global
climate crisis.
We cannot stand for this.
Clean air is a human right, and it’s time to take
action.
That’s why 35 mayors from across
the globe signed on to the C40 Clean Air Cities
Declaration. It commits them to working
together to ensure more than 140 million people
living in their cities have clean air to
breathe.
Just last week, Mayor of
London Sadiq Khan hosted a Clean Air Summit,
bringing together fellow mayors, business leaders
and clean air experts to ensure cities meet the
World Health Organization’s air quality
standards.
Globally, mayors understand what
needs to be done to ensure clean air for all, but
they also know they cannot do it alone. C40
recently published a guidebook called We have the power to move the
world, which offers advice and expertise
from 14 mayors that are already taking action to
clean the air, and cut greenhouse gas emission in
their cities through sustainable
transport.
The targets that mayors are
setting will be difficult to meet. Petrol and
diesel vehicles still dominate our city streets
and poison the air we breathe. Pollution from
buildings, waste disposal and industry all
contribute to poor air quality in our cities. But
we must act now. Our health – and the health of
our children – hangs in the
balance. | |
Mark Watts
Executive
Director, C40 Cities | |
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Subject: Clean air is a human right, and it’s time
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