Beat Air Pollution
Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. Exposure can lead to stroke, heart and lung disease, pneumonia and cancer. Unsustainable human activity is accelerating air pollution, threatening the climate, biodiversity, human health, the economy and more.
To solve the air pollution emergency…
Reports and Toolkits
UNEP’s report and toolkits share sound science and information to build knowledge and capacity.Ambitious actions and strategies
#BeatAirPollution calls for a stronger, more agile, innovative, and forward-looking presence to engage governments, industry, and individuals in making deliberate changes and choices to reduce air pollution. To address this systemic challenge, the following actions need to be ambitiously applied and integrated: Improve access to and use of renewable energy Make lifestyle changes to minimize pollution and waste Implement decisive policies to safeguard clean air and tackle emissions Invest in air quality monitoring and technology to reduce air pollution
“Everyone has the right to live in a clean, healthy environment. Air pollution violates this right for 99 per cent of the world’s population.” - Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director
Here are some actions that can benefit human health, protect ecosystems, and reduce climate-warming air pollutants and greenhouse gases:
Interactives
Advocacy materials
Air pollution initiatives
UNEP’s advocacy campaigns and related initiatives are mediums to promote change, engage diverse voices, showcase best practices, and transform habits, practices, standards and policies around the globe.Initiatives to Follow
#BeatPollution is a UNEP campaign to stop the pervasive impact of pollution on people and the planet's health. The campaign drives rapid, large-scale and coordinated action for a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable future. Campaign activities show the impact of pollution on climate, nature and biodiversity, and health, and offer a platform to inspire thriving circular economies and enable the transition to a pollution-free planet.
FORMS OF POLLUTION
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