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World Environment Day: How we can reduce air pollution
This year the theme for World Environment Day, June 5, is #BeatAirPollution.
Air pollution not only impacts our health – about 6.5 million people worldwide die prematurely from air pollution every year – but also causes global warming.
- Mudgee Guardian
The UN estimates that if we reduce emissions from air pollutants, we could slow global warming by up to 0.5 degrees celcius over the next few decades.
According to UN Environment, over half of the world’s population live in urban areas, but only 12 per…