The air we breathe today is no longer the same when we were child. The rapidly increasing industrialization and urbanization has made it increasingly difficult to find fresh air in the cities we live. Even the remote villages are affected because the pollutants are transported downwind within a matter of hours when the meteorology is favorable.

Air pollution is one of the main thing to worry about at the moment globally. Air pollution is what is really killing people. Millions of people are dying every year from respiratory diseases related to air pollution. A research paper published in 2020 in Cardiovascular Research journal estimates about 8.8 million people die prematurely every year around the globe due to outdoor and indoor air pollution. Even in the current context of COVID-19 pandemic, It is a well known fact that more people are dying by COVID-19 because of preexisting conditions related to lung health.

Air quality is a common agenda of all lives including us the human beings. Who would not agree on a policy to reduce air pollution? Who would disagree if we say that we need to curb pollutant emissions to improve the quality of air that we and our children will breathe? We all are affected by air pollution without exceptions. It is our common problem that we must solve together. And fortunately, if we take care of air pollution, we will also solve most of the problems related to global warming and climate change.

So why not focus our attention in solving the problems of air quality? It is indeed the most sensible thing to do. Isn’t it so?

Thank you!