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Normally we say, ‘think global, act local’. But when it comes to mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions while combatting local air pollution, it’s time to say ‘act global, think local’.
Traffic and pollution, Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Kim Eun Yeul / World Bank
Read the blog post by Yoyo Wegerdt of the Green Climate Fund and SEI’s Johan Kuylenstierna, posted on the website of the Independent Evaluation Unit of the Green Climate Fund, on the links between climate change and pollution — two of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Air pollution negatively impacts the SDGs, and harms important sectors in society, such as agriculture and forestry.
The authors propose that the Green Climate Fund should leverage the links between air pollution and climate change. For example, “by assessing the impact of climate interventions on harmful air pollutants, GCF-funded interventions can quantify the multiple-impacts of these actions for human health.”
Initiative / This initiative focuses on integrated analysis and planning for the mitigation of air pollution and greenhouse gases, including short-lived climate pollutants.
Perspective / A focus on local air pollution benefits can help raise ambition for the global climate mitigation agenda in countries of all income and development levels.
Journal article / A user-friendly tool is used to identify the most important emission sources in Côte d’Ivoire.
Past event / COP25 Side Event on integrating actions on air pollution and climate change.
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