Philanthropic organisation bringing together governments, funders, businesses and campaigners for a world where everyone breathes clean air 🌍
#CleanAirNow
Marginalised groups are disproportionately hit by
#AirPollution
. But this invisible inequity issue doesn't get enough attention from the media, public and politicians.
📢 ICYMI: Our free image collection with
@climatevisuals
portrays the communities most impacted by dirty air ⬇️
At 14 years old,
@VinishaOfficial
invented a solar-powered ironing cart as a clean alternative to the charcoal powered street irons.
@EarthshotPrize
finalist Vinisha proves that you are never too young to help the
#environment
through innovation ⤵️
Take a look at some of the brilliant speakers lined up for our 'Unlocking the Clean Air Dividend' event on Thursday 👀
Come along to learn how we can reverse the trend for increased deaths from
#AirPollution
through funding.
Register free here 👉
Partner spotlight of the day 📢
Today we’re celebrating
@alarm_smogowy
who created a large set of interactive lungs that mimic the effects of
#airpollution
inside the human body. 🫁
See for yourself 👀
#CleanAir
is a matter of life and death. But the UK still isn't meeting
@WHO
#AirQuality
guidelines.
This year, the UK government will ask you to help them set a new
#AirPollution
target – tell them it needs to be strong enough to save lives 💪🎯
#WHO
#UKTarget
This week, we’re celebrating our incredible partners. ✊🎉
First up,
@HCWHGlobal
is building a network of health workers who can act as clean air champions for patients, policy makers and the wider public in India.
Like and follow to learn more.
Breaking: Our new report finds that
#CleanAir
funding doesn’t match the scale of the world’s
#AirPollution
crisis.
👉 36 x more aid money went to fossil fuel projects in Africa than clean air ones.
Watch 👀 and retweet!
#WorldCleanAirDay
#TheAirWeShare
BREAKING: our new research with
@CBItweets
shows that
#CleanAirZones
will make UK city residents both healthier and wealthier. 💵
The further the zones stretch and the quicker they are implemented, the greater the gains will be.
#CleanAirForAll
👉
Aaaand we have lift off! 🚀 If you’re in Glasgow for
#COP26
come and say hello to us in level 1 of the Green Zone! We’ll be here today and tomorrow 🙏🏻
#CleanAirAtCOP
#CleanAirForAll
The
#EnvironmentBill
is back in Parliament on Tuesday.
An amendment has been tabled that will make it stronger, and make the Government work harder to protect our health. It's time to tackle air pollution once and for all.
Join us in calling on MPs to
#VoteCleanAir
!
📣 BREAKING: Clean air projects received more
#GlobalDev
funding than fossil fuel projects for the first time in 2021
But we have a long way to go. Only 1% of international development funding and 2% of climate finance tackles outdoor
#AirPollution
🔎 Our new report offers
📣 New research: Some cities in Africa will see the economic costs of
#AirPollution
increase 600% by 2040. But clean air measures could:
💰 free up billions of USD
🏥 prevent thousands of deaths
🏭 reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Read and share
#COP27
This was a powerful call.
7 mothers, from Nigeria to Poland to Brazil, all with a different story of how dirty air produced by fossil fuels is poisoning their children.
Governments can and must do better. There is no time to waste.
#FossilFreeFuture
#OurChildrensAir
Clean air is a human right.
We're bringing together funders, researchers, policymakers and campaigners to provide
#CleanAirForAll
Explore our revamped website:
Yesterday, both
@WHO
and
@IPCC
released new data about the state of our air and our climate.
The headlines look bleak:
😷 99% of the world’s population breathe dirty air
⏰We are on a fast track to climate disaster
But, we have the power to change that. Here’s how 🧵...
Today is the Clean Air Fund’s first birthday! 🎉
One year ago, we were launched at the UN Secretary General’s Global Climate Action Summit and what a year it’s been 👏
#AirPollution
#CleanAir
Exposure to
#AirPollution
linked to increased dementia rates, reveals systematic review.
Researchers found evidence of the relationship between PM2.5 and clinical dementia, even in regions where annual exposure was far below EU
#AirQuality
standards ⤵️
‘Air pollution is one of the most underestimated causes of heart disease and stroke,’ said Professor
@Steph_Achenbach
, President of the European Society of Cardiology.
Cleaner air benefits children who are the most vulnerable to the health impacts of
#AirPollution
A group of researchers found that in Stockholm, as air pollution levels started declining since the early 2000s, children had improved lung capacity ⤵️
A much needed conversation about health and climate is happening right now in the margins of
#COP26
at the
@WHO
conference at
@CaledonianNews
.
Outside the venue is one of
@PinskyMichael
’s Pollution Pods, reminding us that we must tackle air pollution for a
#HealthyClimate
Clear message from
@xandvt
on
@BBCMorningLive
about air pollution just now:
"The health effects are so massive, all of us should be looking at ways we can support changes: active transport, changing boiler fuel, changing wood-stove legislation, and crucially: the diesel cars"👏
Brief exposure to
#AirPollution
may raise the risk of stroke within 5 days, reveals new analysis.
Involving over 18 million ischemic stroke cases, the study revealed a nearly 30% increased risk when individuals were exposed to nitrogen dioxide ⤵️
This weekend at
#COP26
: Don't miss clean air campaigner Rosamund Kissi Debrah.
Climate policies are up to 50% more effective when they account for
#AirPollution
.
Sign up:
@rosamund_ElsFdn
Students at a school near one of London's most polluted roads have built
#AirPollution
filters for their classrooms.
Students assembled the low cost-systems alongside
@MumsForLungs
and
@UniofNottingham
researchers ⤵️
Human stories about
#AirPollution
are crucial to making the case for
#CleanAir
- but they are not getting told.
#OurChildrensAir
is a storytelling platform where you can share your story about how air pollution is harming children.
👉
@WHO
As
@c40cities
Chair
@MayorofLondon
will bring his visionary work to tackle air pollution in London by expanding Breathe Global - which is based on his flagship air quality monitoring programme
@Breathe_London
- to nearly 100 global cities
#COP26
The
#IPCCReport
is clear: Action on air pollution must go hand in hand with climate action🤝
"Even in scenarios with strong reduction of GHGs...these improvements are not sufficient in many polluted regions to achieve air quality guidelines specified by the
@WHO
"
📄 📢 New today: Air pollution the second leading risk factor for death, ahead of tobacco and poor diet, including children under 5
8.1 million deaths were attributed to poor
#AirQuality
globally in 2021, reveals new
@HEISoGA
report
✍️
@Ada_wright_
@pallavipnt
on the findings:
📢 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced new plans to clean up toxic air at schools in the most polluted areas of the capital. 📢
👏🏾 Great work from
@Breathe_London
@EDFCleanAir
for providing the robust data that led to this decision!
#DidYouKnow
children in London are at increased risk of developing lifelong health conditions from the air they breathe?
We need to
#DitchDiesel
fast to protect the next generation from its devastating impacts 🏥 🫁
@MumsForLungs
@cities_clean
Diesel exhaust was classified as carcinogenic to humans in 2012. London’s children are breathing it in every day, from the 535k diesel cars still on our roads. Today we set up London's first diesel
#AirPollution
ward, because we want all levels of government to
#DitchDiesel
. 📷
#AirPollution
linked to 31% increase in heart disease-related death, disability in new study.
Researchers found a correlation between air pollution and cardiovascular health ⤵️
ULEZ saves lives.
Today the
@MayorofLondon
is expanding London’s world-leading air pollution control zone – a decision that will protect the health of all Londoners.
#WeLoveUlez
Better
#AirQuality
is now among the most important reasons for moving home.
Air quality could become as important to homebuyers as price per square foot, proximity to schools and transport links.
@FT
It’s fitting that the
@WHO
's Special report on
#ClimateChange
and
#Health
is dedicated to Ella Kissi-Debrah and “all other children who have suffered and died from air pollution”.
Climate change and air pollution are 2 sides of the same coin🌎
#JoinedUpThinkingNeeded
Protecting people’s health requires transformational action in every sector, including energy, transport, nature, food systems and finance.
Find out more about
@WHO
's
#COP26
Special Report on
#ClimateChange
and Health:
#AirPollution
is beginning to be recognised for the public health crisis that it is.
The
@RCPhysicians
is reviewing the medical curriculum to make sure physicians are aware of the effects of air pollution. 🩺👏
📄 📣 New report:
#Philanthropic
funding for air quality projects has grown since 2015, but is still too low 📉
As leaders convene at
#Davos2024
#wef24
, our report calls on the
#philanthropy
community to collaborate with businesses and governments to maximise investments for
Chronic exposure to
#AirPollution
may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, reveals new study led by
@HarvardChanSPH
Researchers found that exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 over a 10-year period increased the risk of colorectal and prostate cancers 👉
In light of
@DefraGovUk
's proposed air quality targets announced today, we'll join others to ensure a strong public response to this consultation, demanding that the deadline for achieving cleaner air is brought forward from 2040 to 2030
#CleanAirCantWait
The ULEZ expansion is working, according to a new 6-month report from London's City Hall:
📉 NOx emissions from cars in Outer London are 13% lower than would have been expected without the London-wide ULEZ expansion.
📈 London’s air quality is improving faster than the average
#AirPollution
linked to breast cancer incidence, reveals
study.
Researchers found an 8% increase in breast cancer cases for people living in areas with higher levels of pollution ⤵️
👏 Yesterday
@LDN_environment
launched the Schools Pollution Helpdesk, offering schools in London a free to use service to help them improve
#AirQuality
. 👏
Find out more:
“My inbox is filled with people who are concerned about the wood smoke that is filling the bedroom of their asthmatic child or ill elderly relative.” -
@DrGaryFuller
at Imperial College London.
Today
@WHO
have released new data on air pollution.
The good news? Over 6000 cities now monitor air quality✅
The bad news? That monitoring shows that 99% of the global population breathe dirty air😷
"Too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air," -
@DrMariaNeira
Investing in
#AirQuality
is an investment in our health, climate and economy.
New Online Event: Find out why joined-up action on
#AirPollution
and climate change is critical.
Join our excellent speakers from
@UNEP
,
@WHO
and
@DalbergTweet
.
👉 Sign up now
Fantastic data visualisation by
@UNEP
on the global state of
#AirPollution
.
Dashboard includes data on:
- major sources of pollution
- impact on human health
- national efforts to tackle toxic air.
Check it out👇
This morning we're in
@WMBtweets
's Climate Pledge Theatre to announce the launch of the
#AllianceForCleanAir
- a coalition of 10 global companies coming together to put clean air at the heart of their climate action. Follow the launch at 11.30 GMT here👉
The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Ella Kissi-Debrah has published a Prevention of Future Death's Report. It highlights 3 key areas of action required to prevent deaths like Ella's 🚨
THREAD 1/5
Air pollution affects us all but disproportionately impacts the most marginalised communities.
📝 New blog series: Join us as we explore the complex ways
#AirPollution
intersects with inequities.
In our first blog, we hear from Usha Rani, a construction worker in Delhi, and
#AirPollution
is a global problem. Dirty air leads to higher chances of heart disease, strokes, heart failure and bronchitis in all 13 UK and Polish cities investigated in a new report with
@KingsCollegeLon
and
@cleanairfund
:
'The landmark ruling puts a face and a name on one of the millions of people whose deaths are hastened by air pollution across the world every year. And in Britain... it could open a new door to lawsuits by pollution victims or their families.'
Making nature a priority in the world’s cities brings:
✅ Better public health
✅ Cleaner air & water
✅ Rich biodiversity
✅ Good, green jobs
✅ Protection from climate impacts
#AFutureWithNature
is possible
@c40cities
Health professionals play a critical role in the fight for clean air - so how do we engage them?
Our new research reveals the values and drivers of healthcare professionals around the world.
Register for our webinar on 5 May to learn more.
Please RT!
This is huge news. Thanks to a hard-fought amendment to the anti-smog resolution, there will be no more coal burning in Warsaw from October 2023. A real testament to the hard work of the clean air movement in Poland👏
Exposure to
#AirPollution
could increase the risk of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, reveals new research.
Using data from 2025 hospitals in 322 Chinese cities, the study found that air pollution was most strongly associated with atrial flutter ⤵️
Air pollution is everywhere. Invisible particles penetrate cells and organs in our bodies: including our lungs, heart, blood and brain.
Working together for clean air will create a healthier, fairer, more prosperous future for everyone. Our annual report takes stock of the
#DidYouKnow
people living in areas with high levels of air pollution are 40% more likely to experience depression?
#AirPollution
isn't just an environmental threat, it poses a serious risk to our
#MentalHealth
too. This UK based study looks at symptoms of anxiety, depression,
70% of air pollution-related deaths due to cardiovascular diseases,
@worldheartfed
report reveals
#AirPollution
is "the greatest environmental health risk" and without adequate policies, deaths from cardiovascular conditions will rise 👉
@HealthPolicyW
Clear message from
@Jane_Burston
: “Stop investing in fossil fuels and spend the money combatting air pollution” citing our research that found in 2019 and 2020, development funders spent 21% more on projects that prolong fossil fuels than on air quality 👏🏻
A transformational COP must deliver specific steps to reduce
#AirPollution
, as a way of tackling the climate emergency while delivering rapid win-wins for public health and economies.
We're in Dubai for
#COP28
to raise air pollution higher up the agenda.
📌 🗓️ Explore the
Much needed – Mayor of London
@SadiqKhan
introduces new city-wide emissions standards for heavy vehicles.
Buses and coaches must now meet Euro VI emissions standards or pay a daily charge of up to £300.
More here:
EU negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive
#AAQD
This is an important first step towards protecting the most vulnerable in our society from
#AirPollution
. The EU Council and Parliament must now formally adopt the provisional
MAJOR STEP FORWARD! 🎉 EU governments & institutions have reached a deal on the Ambient
#AirQuality
Directive (
#AAQD
) revision.
🍃 Faced with a public health emergency from
#AirPollution
, the EU is now one step closer to finally tackling it.
👉
Long-term exposure to outdoor and household
#airpollution
contributed to over 6.7 million annual deaths in 2019.
Shocking findings from the
@HEIresearch
2020 State of Global Air:
#AirPollution
from transport is driving needless deaths and health issues around the world – and fuelling
#ClimateChange
.
It’s time that governments stepped up.
#COP26
"Fossil fuels are the root cause of air pollution and the climate crisis. If we let fossil fuels continue to be used, humans will become fossils. We urgently need to shift to renewable green energy sources..." - Dr Arvind Kumar,
@icareforlungs
US study links
#AirPollution
to 56% higher risk of Parkinson's disease
The study also found that the relationship between air pollution and Parkinson's disease is not the same in every part of the country, and varies in strength by region 👉
#AirQuality
ULEZ is already doing a great job reducing air pollution in London – but now it’s going to be even greater – expanding to protect more of Greater London.
#WeLoveULEZ
This morning we're in
@WMBtweets
's Climate Pledge Theatre to announce the launch of the
#AllianceForCleanAir
- a coalition of 10 global companies coming together to put clean air at the heart of their climate action. Follow the launch at 11.30 GMT here👉
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 has been linked to higher blood pressure in teenagers living in London.
Associations between pollutant levels and blood pressure were found to be stronger for girls than boys 👉
@KingsCollegeLon
#AirPollution
#AirQuality
Scientists are “increasingly concerned” by the health impact of
#AirPollution
produced by the wear of vehicle tyres.
The particles are especially damaging due to the toxic chemicals they are made from, reveals
@imperialcollege
👉 ⤵️