https://www.scmp.com/rss/510828/feed Dr Aidan Farrow is an air pollution scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories, based at the University of Exeter in the UK. Aidan has over a decade of experience in the fields of climate and air pollution science. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Yesterday, the World Health Organization updated its guidelines for the quality of our air for the first time in 15 years. Air pollution is one of the leading factors affecting health and mortality globally. It is a key contributor to heart disease, strokes, lung cancer, asthma and many other health problems. Yet a decade and a half after the previous WHO air quality guidelines were published, nine out of 10 people around the world are still breathing unsafe air. This time we need to do better,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3149579/governments-have-no-more-excuses-delaying-action-air-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3149579/governments-have-no-more-excuses-delaying-action-air-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:45:08 +0000