REGISTER NOW Background Polluted air is creating a health emergency. It also takes a heavy toll on the economy – with air pollution in South Asia costing 10.3 per cent of GDP, respectively, in 2019.1 Exposure to air pollution can lead to stroke, diabetes, heart diseases, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases2 –all of which could severely affect quality of life. Cost-effective solutions to address air pollution exist and have been identified to address the major sources of air pollution. While contribution of each source may vary depending on location, fossil fuel emissions from coal burning for power and heat, transport, industrial furnaces, brick kilns, agriculture, domestic solid fuel heating, and the unregulated burning of waste are considered the main sources of air pollution. In Asia Pacific, the report Air Pollution in Asia Pacific: Science Based Solutions by UNEP’s Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition identified 25 policy and technological solutions to address the five key sectors contributing to air pollution.3
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