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Jimbeam7
Joined 2016
Posts: 176

Pollution

1 year ago

The following is from Euronews. I don't see Colombia making any effort to reduce pollution nor do I expect any progress in reducing int in the foreseeable future.

Colombia and Mali top the GCHA’s Clean Air NDC rankings, scoring 12 out of a possible 15 points.

Colombia’s NDCs acknowledge the importance of protecting respiratory health through air quality action. The South American country also exhibits joined-up thinking in stating that policies to monitor cleaner air will come from within the health sector.

It refers to multiple air pollutants - including particulate matter and nitrogen oxides - and sets a goal to cut black carbon by 40 per cent. Colombia identifies the sectors driving air pollution, namely agriculture, electricity generation, industry and transport - with particularly progressive plans for bike sharing.

Mali gets a lot of these things right too. The West African country notes the adverse health impacts of black carbon, and that PM2.5 can lead to cardiovascular and respiratory issues.

Its NDCs also mention a price tag to reduce air and water pollution linked to pesticides. And it states that improvements in air quality could avoid 2.4 million premature deaths by 2030.

Like other countries with high clean air scores, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Pakistan and Togo, air pollution mortality in Mali is above 80 deaths per 100,000 people. . This, GCHA says, shows the need for increased finance to help these nations put their air-purifying plans into action.

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