The
Global Forum for Clean Air and Public
Health is an online forum
to stimulate dialogue between climate, air pollution and public
health experts. The site provides links to studies on air pollution
and the ancillary benefits of greenhouse gas mitigation as well
as a comprehensive inventory of local air quality monitoring stations
with online venues for relaying data to the public. Half of the
world's population resides in urban areas where air quality regularly
poses a threat to human health. An estimated 3 million people
die each year because of air pollution. In 1997 it was calculated
that by reducing carbon emissions by a mere 10%, 8
million lives would be saved from premature death by 2020.
The
goals of the Global Forum for Clean Air
and Public Health are
to:
