Why air pollution is an underreported health story of the decade Air pollution is a global public health emergency. Journalists must emphasize health equity, economic loss and systemic bodily harm.

Is #AirPollution an underreported health story of the decade?

"For health journalists, the data are unequivocal: Air pollution is no longer just an environmental issue; it’s a global public health emergency." - @klburke.bsky.social for @healthjournalism.org

➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4qDWTxj

Black carbon has us stuck in a vicious cycle: intensifying wildfires, harming health and degrading #AirQuality.

@climatevisuals.bsky.social new photo series exposes the super pollutant's devastating impacts across Brazil's Amazon region.

Explore and download for free 🔽
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📢 NEW: Governments continue to funnel billions into fossil fuel-prolonging projects - while clean air gets just 1% of #GlobalDev finance.

Explore the findings of our report, The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025, out today 👉 bit.ly/4gXEAjm

We’re excited to announce our 2025 #UrbanCleanAirChampions!🌍

From grassroots action in Accra, to influencing policy in Bangkok, these champions demonstrate how clean air action looks in practice. Meet them ahead of
@unep.org #CleanAirDay 👇
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Not every day you meet the iconic comedian behind the world's most famous joke

Cities around the world are implementing practical, bold, and urgent measures to tackle toxic air in a way that supports communities – especially those at the frontline of #AirPollution impacts.

Explore our interactive map to learn more @c40cities.bsky.social 🗺️▶️ bit.ly/4dF6Fdt

LGBTQI leadership is transforming climate action – it’s time to fund It - Alliance magazine In times of global crisis, it’s often those already pushed to society’s margins who bear the heaviest burden. As the world grapples with the greatest crisis of our lifetime – the accelerating climate ...

"For queer people, particularly in the Global South, climate change is not a distant threat but a lived reality, compounding exclusion and inequality." - @jasonballau.bsky.social on why #LGBTQ+ organisations are crucial to driving meaningful, inclusive #ClimateAction.

LGBTQI leadership is transforming climate action – it’s time to fund It - Alliance magazine In times of global crisis, it’s often those already pushed to society’s margins who bear the heaviest burden. As the world grapples with the greatest crisis of our lifetime – the accelerating climate ...

"For queer people, particularly in the Global South, climate change is not a distant threat but a lived reality, compounding exclusion and inequality." - @jasonballau.bsky.social on why #LGBTQ+ organisations are crucial to driving meaningful, inclusive #ClimateAction.

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study It’s hard for ordinary people to distinguish good advice from decisively-voiced bad advice.

#AI models "known to create so-called 'hallucinations' – that is, outputs containing inaccurate or nonsensical content. This means there is a real risk associated with people relying on them too much, particularly in high-stakes domains" says @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/people-trust...

Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change

Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority #Climate

GOOD NEWS: 41% of global electricity is now from renewable energy sources or nuclear as Ember’s global electricity review shows.

South Africa Air pollution is a huge threat to health in South Africa. We support the clean air movement to advocate for solutions to improve air quaity.

Air pollution is the second biggest threat to health in South Africa and causes 25,800 deaths a year.

Learn how we're supporting the country's clean air movement to advocate for clean air solutions ⬇️ #AirPollution #AirQuality #PublicHealth
www.cleanairfund.org/geography/so...

Parking scarcity?
No, it’s mode… 2 cars or 20 bicycles. Same space.

Nothing against cars, just too big, too loud, too much pollution, and… drivers using them kill 1.3 million people annually.
Focus on healthy lifestyles, all ages & backgrounds. Make it the easier & joyful option.

Over 90% of children breathe dirty air worldwide.

We must urgently transition to clean, renewable energy. 💪

This isn't just a fight for clean air - it’s a fight for life itself.

Share this video & demand clean air for all children. #OurKidsAir

Istu Prayogi (58) watches skyscrapers with x-rays of his health condition in his hand. Every morning he coughs and spits out ripples of thick blood, affected by the air pollution. Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Aji Styawan / Climate Visuals

Maria Nkosi demonstrates how she uses an inhaler a few times a week for her asthma at her home which is a street away from a mine in Clever, Witbank, Emalahleni, South Africa. Credit: Gulshan Khan / Climate Visuals

Liz Godfrey walks her children to school through busy traffic, on 24th January 2024 in Didsbury, Manchester, England. Credit: Mary Turner / Climate Visuals

Lifa Mnisi (29) explains his medication in his home in the Vosman area in Witbank, Emalahleni, South Africa, on November 29, 2023. Lifa was diagnosed with bronchitis and asthma in 2007 after many trips to the doctor and misdiagnoses. Credit: Gulshan Khan / Climate Visuals

The @who.int 2nd Global Conference on #AirPollution & #Health brings renewed focus to the devastating public health impacts of dirty air.

A display of images from @climatevisuals.bsky.social ‘visualising air pollution’ collection helps to bring their stories to life for delegates ▶️ bit.ly/41ZGgSi

Announcing The 89 Percent Project Covering the silent global majority who want climate action

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Announcing The 89 Percent Project — Covering Climate Now

89% of the world’s population want their governments to “do more” to fix climate change and take #ClimateAction

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Kelp forest project in West Sussex having 'remarkable results' The rewilding project off the West Sussex coast is celebrating its fourth anniversary.

Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity.

Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Paris residents vote in favour of making 500 more streets pedestrian Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday to pedestrianise a further 500 of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by the French capital's left-leaning town hall to curb car usage and improve air quality.

BREAKING & BIG: Today in PARIS, citizens voted in a referendum to PEDESTRIANIZE 500 MORE of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by city leaders to create people-places, curb car usage, and improve air quality. 66% of Parisians voted in favour of the measure, official results showed!

NEW IMAGES! Today we are launching a new collection of photographs from
@cleancitiescampaign.org 's #carspreading campaign, highlighting the reality of the school run swamped by SUVs.

Access the images and find out more about the campaign here:
climatevisuals.org/carspreading/

Biggest class action ever in court as campaigners demand Dieselgate documents It comes a decade on from ‘dieselgate’ - the 2015 scandal Volkswagen admitted as many as 11 million of their cars had ‘defeat’ software to manipulate the tests

NEW: Car manufacturers want to hide the truth about their dirty diesel emissions. Along with MPs, over 50 major charities & organisations and hundreds of individuals, we demand court documents are made public. #Dieselgate #AirPollution

Family swimming in front of polluting chimney in West Java, Indonesia. Credit: Aji Styawan/ Climate Visuals

Two young people on a scotter with pollution from Europe's most toxic powerplant in the background. Credit: Anna Liminowicz/Climate Visuals

Woman with respiratory equipment at home in the Highveld, South Africa. Credit: Gulshan Khan/Climate Visuals

People waiting for a train in Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Aji Styawan/ Climate Visuals

A year ago, we launched 200+ free photos to address the lack of accessible and captivating visual storytelling of the communities disproportionately affected by #AirPollution.

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5 creative clean air campaigns Air pollution is an invisible killer, accounting for 7 million deaths annually. Campaigns are an important way to raise public awareness and build demand for clean air action by politicians and govern...

Raising awareness of an invisible threat like #AirPollution is a comms challenge.

So if you're looking for ideas, check out these 5 creative clean air campaigns: www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/cl...

@cleanairfund.bsky.social #ClimateComms #HealthComms

In their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming world Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on record, the latest in a long string of heat milestones that have been shatter...

11 compelling photos from @apnews.com visualised the effects of rising temperatures in 2024, the hottest year on record. Here the photographers share what their images convey about how climate change is changing the world ⬇️

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#ClimateComms

In their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming world Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on record, the latest in a long string of heat milestones that have been shatter...

11 compelling photos from @apnews.com visualised the effects of rising temperatures in 2024, the hottest year on record. Here the photographers share what their images convey about how climate change is changing the world ⬇️

apnews.com/article/heat...

#ClimateComms

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households #Climate

73% of National Governments Fail to Provide Fully Transparent Air Pollution Data New report by OpenAQ offers insights into monitoring of air quality around the world and how the data are shared

OpenAQ's most recent assessment of governmental #AirQuality monitoring and data sharing finds that barely over 1/4 of countries are offering fully transparent air quality data, impeding the use of data to drive solutions. See our blog & infographic at link.openaq.org/global-aq-da...

New photos: Visualising air pollution and the most affected communities Air pollution is the largest environmental threat to public health globally. But the impacts are unequal, with the most marginalised groups exposed to the dirtiest air. This important climate and soci...

Marginalised groups are often most impacted by dirty air. But there's a lack of accessible & compelling photos of #AirPollution & the communities affected

📸 See our collection of 200+ free images: www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/ph...

#ClimateJustice #RepresentationMatters @cleanairfund.bsky.social

Male Bearded Tit clinging to a reed stem seen from behind with head turned

Gorgeous male Bearded Tit! 😍
#birds 🐦🪶

Is NGO storytelling unethical? | Bond NGOs rely on the images and stories of the people they work with to communicate the importance and impact of their life-changing work. These contributors

"There’s an imbalance of power between the NGO worker asking for a photo and the person having their picture taken."

NGO comms can perpetuate stereotypes about the global south. So how can organisations source + promote authentic stories?

🔊 www.bond.org.uk/resources/is... #RepresentationMatters