Covid-19 shows why clean air matters, but the cash to get it is wanting
Report says devoting more funding to removing pollution could also boost other global goals
Barcelona — Development funding for efforts to tackle air pollution falls far short of what is needed in a world where nine in 10 people breathe air that is damaging their health, a problem thrown into sharp focus by the pandemic, researchers said on Monday.
A report released to mark the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies shows grant funding for initiatives to curb air pollution amounted to $273m from 2015 to 2019. That is a tiny fraction of the development aid provided by governments and philanthropic organisations, yet devoting more cash to clean air could boost other global goals too, it said...
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