Simone Rotella
ALL human life is powered by breath. But not all of us breathe the same air.
According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is a public health emergency – 99 per cent of the global population breathe toxic air. The 9 million early deaths from air pollution-related diseases worldwide each year are on a par with the number caused by tobacco smoking.
And yet tainted air’s effects aren’t evenly spread. The harm caused by it is concentrated among the most disadvantaged people in society. More than 90 per cent of air pollution-related deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. …
