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JULY 29, 2020

Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). Without strong and sustained public policy, it will be after COVID-19.

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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Global Emissions CO2 2004 170

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APRIL 18, 2018

Seven billion people, more than 95% of the world’s population, lived in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air in 2016, according to a new global study. State of Global Air 2018. State of Global Air 2018. State of Global Air 2018. Fifty-eight percent lived in areas with PM 2.5 Worldwide exposure to PM 2.5

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Pollution Coal 2016 India 218

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JUNE 30, 2022

Despite global efforts to prioritize road safety over the past decade, and a growing body of evidence to support proven interventions, many national governments have not made road safety a priority and adequate funding for implementation in LMICs has not been forthcoming, leaving a gap between evidence and action.

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Lesotho Djibouti Seychelles USA 150

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MARCH 17, 2009

Last year, a special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast that the effects of rising temperatures would lead to “ changes in all components of the [global] freshwater system ” in the 21 st century.

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Water Climate Change Energy Climate 150

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The 2018 EPI offers not only a snapshot of where countries stand today but also reflects important trends in environmental performance at both the national and global levels.

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