AIR pollution will continue rising in the next decades unless countries around the world invest trillions of dollars in cleaner energy and emissions controls, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.The Paris-based agency is calling for governments to adopt a strategy to cut pollutants by half, a plan that would add about 7% to the total energy investment needed up to 2040, according to a report on Monday. That includes $4.8-trillion for advanced pollution control and accelerating the transformation of the energy industry."Clean air is a basic human right that most of the world’s population lacks," says the agency’s executive director Fatih Birol."We need to revise our approach to energy development so that communities are not forced to sacrifice clean air in return for economic growth."The agency’s strategy pushes for the development of cleaner fuels, energy efficiency, better cooking facilities and emissions controls. It also calls for a collective long-term air quality goal, p...
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