We prioritise the biggest, global challenges on air pollution, and action to address its human causes. In doing so, we recognise the inherent interdependence between the air that we breathe, our health and wellbeing and our climate and environment.
We see clean air as a human right, a societal asset, and a route to equitable, sustainable development.
6.1%
of global GDP, equivalent to USD 8.1 trillion a year, is the cost of health damage by air pollution.
Source: World Bank
< 1%
of international development funding has been committed to targeting air pollution over the last six years.
Source: Clean Air Fund
$1
spent on air pollution control yielded an estimated $30 in economic benefits.
Source: US EPA
We seek a world in which our common air is cherished. A world in which the fundamental things that enable life — our air, our soil and our waters — are revered and valued as part of our global commons.
Create the conditions for faster and more effective action on clean air.
Reaffirm the links between addressing climate change, improving health, and advancing sustainable economic development.
Make the case that cost-effective opportunities to phase down the world’s dependence on fossil fuels are available today and can and must be accelerated to advance public health, well-being and economic development.
Encourage governments to make clean air a fundamental consideration in the planning, development, and implementation of their climate strategies.
Push for greater financial support for clean air, from public and private sources.