Accelerating action for clean air, clean energy access and climate mitigation.
The Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health: Accelerating Action for Clean Air, Clean Energy Access and Climate Mitigation highlights policy solutions for air pollution and lack of energy access and catalyse evidence-based, multi-sectoral actions in cities, countries and regions.
Key objectives of the conference include:
- Share the latest evidence on health risks of air pollution and energy poverty, assessment tools and resources for decision-making.
- Take stock of global progress since 2015 after the WHA resolution was passed and the start of the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Showcase health, climate, gender and equity co-benefits of air pollution and energy action.
- Mobilize, value and empower health professionals to ‘prescribe’ clean air for health.
- Iterate strategies to mitigate the health sector’s environmental footprint.
- Harness climate and development finance to tackle air pollution and ensure a just energy transition.
- Leverage health arguments to drive country cooperation and financial commitments.
- Countries, regions and cities join BreatheLife and commit to air pollution reductions by 2030 and beyond.
