Air pollution is a fixable problem – just look at how London and New York have cleaned up their acts | Sadiq Khan and Michael Bloomberg

Дата публикации: 23-06-2026 10:42:16

We’ve shown that rapid, measurable progress is achievable in our cities. Here’s how that can now be replicated worldwideSadiq Khan is the mayor of London. Michael Bloomberg is a former mayor of New York CitySome public health threats make global headlines: Covid-19. Ebola. Famine. When these disasters hit, photographs and videos of people suffering and dying spur countries to respond, international bodies to cooperate and individuals to donate supplies and money. Yet one of the world’s deadliest threats gets almost no attention at all, because it is largely invisible to the public and mostly absent from media coverage: air pollution.Every day, billions of people are inhaling air that is shortening their lives and making them sicker with every breath. Every year, air pollution kills more than 8 million people worldwide. That’s more deaths than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. It hides in plain sight and strikes without mercy, leading to heart and lung disease, cancers and other deadly conditions.Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London. Michael Bloomberg is a former mayor of New York City Continue reading...

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