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Air quality and health in cities: A State of Global Air report

WEBThe State of Global Air reports offer the most comprehensive assessment of air quality and health across the globe. They bring together multiple studies tracking air pollution and …

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Why clean air is vital for your city’s health and prosperity

WEBThe healthcare cost of air pollution is vast. In London, it contributed to between 3,500 and 9,400 deaths, and over £3.7 billion in healthcare costs in 2010. 7. Poor air quality hits …

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How cities can support access to healthy, sustainable food

WEBCities already implementing such actions or wanting to accelerate a transformation of the urban food system can set the following priorities and targets: Align all municipal food …

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Why cities should support access to healthy, sustainable food for all

WEBThe Planetary Health Diet. The Planetary Health Diet involves eating lots of fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes, and smaller amounts of animal-sourced and highly …

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Why green and healthy transport modes deliver vast rewards for …

WEBAt a Glance. Transport accounts for a large portion of city greenhouse gas emissions and is the biggest source of urban air pollution. Cities with fewer, cleaner cars on the roads …

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Toward a Healthier World: Connecting the dots between climate, …

WEBTowards a Healthier World: Connecting the dots between climate, air quality & health presents the results of this research in full. It explains the interaction between climate, …

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Heat Resilient Cities: Measuring benefits of urban heat adaptation

WEBThe impact of extreme temperatures on health and wellbeing is rising up policy agendas in many cities. The Excel-based Heat Resilient Cities benefits tool has been designed to …

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Six impactful actions cities can take to improve their air quality

WEBSet targets to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards (PM 2.5 levels of 10µg/m 3) by no later than 2030, to strengthen your mandate to act now. …

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How to protect urban lives, health and property from wildfire

WEBDevelop air quality monitoring to manage the health risk from wildfire smoke. Wildfire generates smoke particles that include black carbon (soot) and other forms of fine …

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Healthy and Efficient Retrofitted Buildings Tool (HERB)

WEBThe Healthy and Efficient Retrofitted Buildings (HERB) tool is an Excel-based modelling tool for estimating and analysing environmental, socio-economic and health benefits of …

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Air pollution and the health of New Yorkers: The impact of fine

WEBIt estimates the health risks associated with two common air pollutants – fine particle matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3 ). It also looks at how socioeconomic status affects exposure …

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Why every city needs universal waste collection and safe disposal …

WEBEstablishing universal waste collection and safe disposal is the first step cities should take on the path to effective waste management. Cities lacking these systems face health …

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Pathways to a healthy net zero future: report of the Lancet …

WEBThe Lancet Pathfinder Commission report provides a comprehensive review of modelled and empirical evidence on the health co-benefits of climate action. The report shares …

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Win-Win: Why cities should tackle climate change and air …

WEBCities’ efforts to tackle air pollution the climate crisis must go hand-in-hand. The good news is that action to limit these emissions delivers local, near-term health benefits, as well as …

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How cities can make public transport inclusive, equitable and

WEBBRT systems run on dedicated bus lanes and offer fast, high-frequency services. Curitiba and Bogotá are among the cities to have expanded public transport to underserved …

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The cost of fossil gas: The health, economic and environmental

WEBFossil gas use results in air pollution and negative health outcomes. Fossil gas contributed to premature deaths almost as much as coal in C40 cities in 2020 – Jakarta and New …

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Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission Summary …

WEBThe ‘planetary health diet’ is high in fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes, and low in food from animal sources. Specifically, it is a diet which provides each adult up to 2,500 …

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Why every city can benefit from a ‘15-minute city’ vision

WEBCities with 15-minute city-style visions, plans and programmes. Visit our 15-minute city initiatives explorer for city policies, programmes and initiatives that are in line with these …

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