How megacities around the world are tackling their air pollution
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- Air pollution kills millions each year, especially in the world’s megacities. But we found some surprising news: In many places, it’s actually getting better! Here’s how megacities around the world are already making their air cleaner and safer.
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Author: Kira Schacht
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer
Fact-check: Kirsten Funck
With thanks for interviews (included and not):
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Sophie Gumy, Technical Officer at WHO's Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health
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Read more:
Methodology and Data :
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WHO Ambient (outdoor) air pollution:
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C40 - Air quality:
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Pakistan Air Quality Initiative:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:46 The problem
01:31 Our analysis
02:00 The causes
02:36 Transport
04:04 Industry
04:45 Waste
05:39 Energy
07:12 What now
09:46 Outro
What should your city do to improve air quality?
Reduce the number of personal cars in favor of public transport, cycling and shared mobility solutions
public transportation , popularizing bicycles and planting more and more trees and also maintain them
Adding: city rental bicykles, bike lines , hybrid buses. EU helps funding this features.👍
Tax car ownership based on vehicle size, noise level produced, fuel consumption and number of seats provided.
All while introducing free public transport.
More green space anywhere possible
Great Explainer. As someone who lives in Lahore and experience constant poor air quality every year, I have to say that the administration is doing nothing to improve the air quality besides closing markets, schools and offices. Lahore High Court has ordered the same but no action against the industries and the transportation. Also, the deforestation in Lahore has made the things worse overall. We need to fix our transportation and plant trees around the entire city for a cleaner air.
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same with Delhi. It has been one of the worst years of air pollution @@DWPlanetA
Deforestation can be reduced when Pakistanis control over their non-vegetarian eating habits
We wish our pakistani brothers in Lahore get some good air to breathe, but it is the same case in Delhi or Dacca really
@@srijanpandey3643 Yep, absolutely. We need to quickly fix this issue as it is pretty dangerous for our health and wellbeing.
When I was living in China the pollution was sometimes so bad I bought the air visual pro sensor from iQAir. It was nice to see the pollution levels in the apartment. I got myself an air filtration system, and it was nice seeing the pollution levels dropping when starting it. One thing I didn't expect was the meter always going to red every time I started the gas stove for some cooking.
Its good cities are cleaning up and doing what they can to make the air better for the citizens. But like for Beijing for example they have just moved the factories further away from the city. So you still have the pollution, just not in the city.
When I was living in Xiamen I was told they spent a lot of money to keep blue skies 100 days of the year. Not sure what all they did. But for example there where these big trucks driving around blowing water mist up in the air. And around all construction cites there where built walls around with water mist curtains on the top. Worked really good.
Due to politics, DW left out China. Big cities like Beijing, Shanghai had absolute transformation from 10 years ago into clean metropolises.
Agreed. Sloppy reporting by DW not mentioning industry moving to other cities.
Chinese cities had a lot of money into cleaning air and they dont mention anything.... its a shame... the quality of air 10 years change in China its nothing short of miracle! for that you have to give credit to the GOV
@@havencat9337the video did mention china…
The reason for your machine turning red is because even though you don't see it your gas stove is filling your house with particulate matter and CO2. Generally, we don't notice it. But your air purifier can, so it's warning you. The best way, if you can is to get an induction stove or at the very least a resistor heater plate.
It is great to see more and more cities as well as people taking air quality more seriously. Here in India, we are seeing huge investments in the renewables sector, which is a great thing. One of the future problems that I see is the fact that our railways, which is one of the best ways to travel in the country is heavily subsidised for passengers and it makes up for those costs through freight customers, the largest customers of Indian railways are the coal producers who transport coal to the power plants, with the reduction of demand in coal the railways will also see a reduction in revenue. That means the cost for passengers might increase, discouraging people to use the railways in a price sensitive economy like India.
Nice insight, that's why govt. is coming up with DFC so in years to come Railways can make profit through diverse freight rather than significantly relying on Coal.
@@nickbagnall Lifespan of wind mills or solar panels greatly reduce pollution in same time compared to what gas stoves or thermal power plant would produce more produce. Nuclear power plants are much needed stop gap to tackle pollution in mean time.
Indian railways is heavily focusing on electrification. Currently 88% of our railways are electrified. The government is also looking for Hydrogen and Hyperloop trains.
This will be a short-time revenue loss, and IR shall able to recover this in a longer run without needing to hike up the price. (The government service do not follow the same rule-book as followed by revenue focused businesses.) Thanks for pointing out though.
No matter what railways will and always remain the top priority of Indian population coz most of the population can’t afford neither cars nor aeroplanes, nd instead of raising prices they should increase the strictness of ticket checking , the profits will double 😂😂
Economic decline also reduces air pollution.
Less people working means less people driving to work.
Reduction is factory output means less pollution.
This seems to be the UK's green approach.
😂😂
🤣..Though a work-from-home can be more plausible solution.
just visit any city in Balkan and see for yourself. people cannot afford energy bills, they burn anything like mdf wood, plastic etc for heat and the vehicles are way too old and worn out
Not true.
Here in Mexico City, every vehicle is required to have its exhaust gases measured annually. Based on the results, your car may or may not be used on certain days with high air pollution. The big problem is, that in practice, this doesn't seem to apply to trucks and private bus companies. Trucks and most buses still emit big, visibly black clouds of smoke everywhere - you don't want to be stuck behind one in traffic. I suspect corruption - and the police here doesn't care either.
I live in Delhi and my lungs are already damaged. I usually stay indoors so I don't get much affected. The air quality was only slightly improved for 2 days by using artificial rain, but now it's very poor and unhealthy.
No. Artificial rain was never used in Delhi. The government considered it but never approved it. The rain that you experienced was natural.
in my city delhi . ( delhi goverment ) introduce 1500 elctric bus
One of the more relevant groups responsible your and other Delhiites lungs are the corrupt zamindars posing as farmers in the recent "farmers" protest.
Finally a video that speaks about something positive on the environment 😊
this is a really good video, i feel like "climate change" nowadays has this feeling of being politicized attached to it, but i don't think there is a single person that wouldn't want cleaner air. these sorts of videos that show without telling help to broaden the issue to a wider audience
Climate change is mostly politicized in the US, in Europe most people understand that the future of their children is at stake.
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Good to hear that Krakow and Warsaw were mentioned in the video. Kraków had and still has a polluted air. Local government decisions helped to reduce air pollution by eliminating solid fuels in city (45000 furnaces removed). Right now City hall granted money to areas around city boarders to eliminate even more solid fuel furnaces. Last but not least new policy is on the way to reduce older cars from entering the city. There are also multiple other examples how the Krakow wants to reduce air pollution. If you ever wanted to spread fresh ideas please create a video only about my city :)
Great Analysis
Waste is a serious concern specially in India with a huge population. Waste Management is the utmost priority for tackling pollution.
In last 10 years my city local government made 10-20 big forest and garden areas and 1000s of small gardens in my city, and I can say it 'the city of gardens'. And government also working for some more.
Citizens of my city also shifting to electric vehicles. Almost 15% of vehicles in my city are electric vehicles.
And it's really working in my city, air quality improves.
Kota, India.
In my town - Almaty (Kazakhstan), private vehicles are the major contributors to poor air quality. Covid-19 proved that reducing the number of private vehicles can drastically improve the air quality. Using buses is considered as admitting you are poor and cannot afford a good car, even though a lot of citizens really cannot afford it, so they get into huge debts to buy it. We need to change the mentality of younger generation, show them that public transportation is not only cost efficient, but also good for the environment. Public transportation also requires improvements, roads need to be more bus-friendly, underground and surface metros could also become a big game-changer - traffic jams are not an issue for them and from aesthetic standpoint they will not be considered as poor-men choice and younger generation will be more eager to use them.
Very well said sir💯. Even in my place, everyone wants to own a vehicle and use it even if they can't afford. Nothing wrong in that, but people often buy more vehicles than actually needed and the number of vehicles many a times outnumber the members in the house.... A lot of private vehicles also affect the beauty and peace of a city
Yes, or promote the use of bicycle, a wonder to improve air quality and general health.
@@akhil0113 "A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation." We need to change the way we think of development
@@iamsuperflush I have that mindset but I only said about the public mindset here... And it is difficult to implement such things in a democratic country like mine
Better Waste Management and the Better Public Transport should be the top Priorities for any Successful City in the World...
I feel this should be the focus of all environmental campaigning. Immediate effects rather than the long-term effects of climate change which are mostly caused by the same sources that create air pollution.
thanks DW planet A team,such a well made video to create awareness.lots of love from india.Huge thanks for bhavreen madam from warrior moms team to take initiative which had been taken for some decades
In India, our cities like Delhi remain in top most polluted cities globally, but the single problem of Delhi's problem is stubble burning from neighbouring states. Delhi is like a sandwich among 3 agricultural states and that is Punjab, Haryana And Western Uttar Pradesh.
Our govt is doing excellent work by pushing Renewable Energy.
1. In india, we'll throw all petrol and diesel vehicle from our roads.
2. All our major cities more than 20 major cities has metro,
3. Trational rickshaw has been replaced by E-rickshaws
4. You will easily find evehicles on the roads of Delhi, mumbai, etc.
5. Govt of India has initiated the ethanol blending 30% for now, and it has a planning to mix 80% ethanol in the future.
6. Govt of India has 50% subsidised the purhcase and installing of solar system in our homes for domestic use. In future, you can not just install solar to make electricity for your domestic purpose only, but also can sale extra energy generated by your solar back in on-grid.
7. India has created some of the biggest solar park which is visible from space even on barren and wet land of Runn of Kaccha ( Salt desert).
8. Govt of India is working upon a lot of hydro projects.. some of the biggest hydro power projects..
9. Govt of India is now making highways using solid waste of cities like plastic.
10. Railway in India is getting electrified at electric speed.
I think, if you leave Delhi, kolkata, mumbai, pollution is not a big issue In India. We're a country where agriculture happens on large scale plus our forest cover is getting increased overall in last few decades..... But will it remain the same positive in the future because here we're witnessing urbanisation at rapid scale. Spending power of people is getting increase rapidily, so they would do more emission if more money comes into their hand.... Education is also important to keep these things in check...
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For the past 1-2 years after the pandemic subsided (after january 2022), I have seen several electric cars, bikes and most noticably electric buses by the transport department. I am talking about Kolkata. I hope my city would see more of electric vehicles and the expansion of green public transport and solar power instead of coal power plants.
but sir where is the electricity coming from?
@@surajprakash3181 coal. But atleast something is being done. I hope in the near future, solar and other green methods of generation of electricity are applied.
@@prasenjitbhattacharya2920 but the problem is its not only about the means of electricity production, the evehicle itself is being manufactured by polluting the environment, the lithium in it, the plastic, alloys, metal.... unfortunately there is no way out for humans once the industrialization has kicked in, no matter what we do we will be polluting our atmosphere one way or another.
@@surajprakash3181 You have to realize that (0 fuel emissions + x% non-renewable electricity emissions + manufacturing emissions) is better than (complete fuel emissions + manufacturing emissions). Especially because over time, that x% can be reduced.
I totally understand, I was just talking about the philosophical aspect of man-made energy and its consumption and the impact of it on our environment😄 Not blaming anyone here.@@ingenious_crab1952
I live in the middle of amazon forest in Brazil , we are facing threatenings levels of air pollution coming from forest fires made by illegal farmers that creates cows. And almost nothing is being made to stop the forest fires by the local authorities, even the federal government isn’t doing much to match what is being burned. Some days we are at the 10 worst air quality in the world
It must be a defeat and nightmare that even living in the middle of amazon forest you are having a bad air quality. I hope situation gets better for uou❤
What we Indians need to realise is we need to be equally concerned about pollution in Pakistani cities, because it doesnt stay only there :)
Wow you're unlocking a new blaming technique for politicians.
Just focus on ourself then think about outsiders
@@philosopherin6885 correct no? blame pakistan for pollution as well!
Pakistani politicians blame India for the air pollution and crop burning in Indian Punjab.
Isn't the entire earth connected?
It's a problem in North India as smoke traps in fog & forms smog it only happens during winters, it will end as temp get warmer, hotter clear sky.
Then why don't colder places be as polluted like antartica?
@@JustCallMeAarav Antarctica don't have any pollution source, secondly it doesn't has Himalay which traps the air, so because of geography Delhi become gas chamber in winters
@@Indian_Rajput what about switzerland why does it have the least polluted city shouldn't the Alps trap pollution and switzerland has many pollution sources it's the most industrialized country
@@JustCallMeAarav Switzerland population is just 90 lakhs, Delhi NCR is over 3crore, plus not only smoke & dust from construction & factories but also from neighbouring agriculture state Punjab's stubble burning cause so much pollution which traps. Switzerland is on mountains, Delhi is on plains very low altitude that's also a factor.
@@Indian_Rajput well geography is a excuse if it was stranded in the middle of the ocean or if it had rainfall like mawsynram of course it would be less polluted but it still can be less polluted with this geography is what I am trying to say that geography is not even a good reason as the only thing is duststorms from Rajasthan other than that u can see pictures in Wikipedia where u could see the Himalayas from old delhi
I am a German post graduate after returning to Bangladesh I am suffering severe asthma and palmunary disease. My breathing becomes short and shorter. Dhaka and Bangladesh illegal Hasina government doing nothing to combat against the air pollution. My education is going wastage.
I’m American from Texas and Miami is so odd and cool and unique to me. Great video guys!
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I like DW coverage of India, much much better than English language media from US/UK etc.
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I just want appreciate your work DW how you showthe news in unbaised way
Slowly you are becoming my source of news channel
Thankyou DW
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For a city like mine Lahore, one MAJOR factor is Rice Crop stubble burning still practiced in Punjab.
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I live in Himachal Pradesh, India. The place where I live, it used to snow upto 1 feet here during winters when I was a small kid during 2010-13. Now it barely snows 2-3 inches in 2-3 years itself. It hurts.
I came of age in So Cal during the 50's and 60's when we had some of the worst air pollution in the world. The state government took action with pollution control standards even more stringent than federal standards and solved the problem within a decade. Air pollution experienced by children results in 10-15% less lung function in adulthood than children who live in cleaner air.
The latest StarTalk episode spoke about how this reduction in pollution can actually cause more warming. Pollutants having a cooling effect / unintentional geo engineering. I was a bit overwhelmed to hear that - of course we want less pollution, but then knowing this makes the climate change models predict even worse outcomes if something we also need to fix was alleviating warming.
Being a punjabi living in small town. My family decided in 2022 to move to a bigger city. We wanted to move to lahore, the capital of punjab but because of weather specially smog my mother was extremely against it. Now we are living in Islamabad city the capital of pakistan, its a smog free city, its green, liveable but less jobs compared to karachi and lahore because Islamabad doesn't have industry the way lahore can serve. So yes demerit but at least we are inhaling safe air.
Yeah it's because the Islamabad is high up in the hills and the pollution comes down in the plains with the winds. I live in Lahore and I can say it's bad but alright
Punjab is Indian state btw ! Use Pakistani Punjabi
@@goof.7874 okay mf. Pakistani punjab is a big deal. It has humongous economy and one of biggest markets in the region
my idea is that we first raise awarness about how serious the issue is, many people know there is air pollution but they dont do anything and we all see everyone doing wrong things like burning the plastic and think that if i do it wont make a change,so we need to change the mindset first
Hey DW can you please tell me what is the name of background music at 6:55. BTW excellent informative video.
Hey there! The song is called Bushi and the interpreter & composer is Lawrence Mau-Yip Wong ✨
@@DWPlanetA Thank you 🙏
More data collection, data tracing, finding probable causes of pollution, and intervening with good, clean alternatives is the way to combat air pollution in my opinion.
recently in Patna where i live the aqi reached even more than that of Delhi but thanks to the cyclone in the Bay of Bengal thus clean south east winds are blowing and the current aqi came below 150 , all I wanna say is that even government won't do anything if nature wishes it can itself clean the air , like after the cyclone if in moderate wind speed air blows
from west the aqi can go very low , the thing is the western winds are very weak , and yeah if politicians implements right laws then things may change but who knows when will this happen , as an underaged citizen I can only relay on nature for any change
Not all regions are lucky enough to get away with bad air quality with free cyclone services 😂
Point hai aur ab toh yaha ka bhi wahi haal hota hai raha hai but ab pahale se toh theek he hai, pata nahi kaise.
Im contributing and supporting transit! Car dependent cities are starting to transition to public transits! pretty cool!
Its nice to see some good news for a change.
I live in Madrid which hasn’t a great air quality due to geographical landscape. However the government has made public transport extremely cheap to combat that. I pay 8€ a month for unlimited access to metro and bus. They’re also heavily restricting car access in the center of town
Movement of air at various points of Cities need to be studied and if possible Large fans could be used to reduce pollution.
Lahore Pakistan took a very good initiative to control the Air quality the data shows 45 % Air quality is better then the year 2017 so I think every city in the world tool some serious action to save the lives, protect the World
Modi Ji is that you @4:00
Superb editing, Summarized issues and solutions of different world cities succintly.
Waste management has to be improved and awareness to prevent locally burning of wastes.
air pollution is a big problem. good to see positive news. but electrifying everything just brings the problems to another place...
I lived in Huntington Beach, California in the '70s, which is near Los Angeles. My doctor said that my asthma is due to air pollution.
3:39 this is the popular "Paldi" MYBYK stand in the city of ahmedabad, it has been around for years now!
LIQUID 3 Seems a good solution. Needs a scale up for projects like these everywhere
Delhi is not always be polluted situation becames bad only in November and December.
Am myself a Delhits 😊😊😊
It's always polluted compared to developed countries
Lol nope Delhi is always polluted the thing is in November the pollution is visible due to stubble burning smog although the PMI 2.5 is always worst
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it's sad to see Jakarta not being mentioned in the video, it makes sense as the air quality is getting worse.
the overuse of fossil fuel-based vehicle is a big problem here. People use motorcycles to school, mosques, shops even if those places are only less than 500 meters away from their homes.
Hopefully, we will be able to improve air quality in the most air-polluted cities.
Hey, is it possible for you to publish the sheet you guys made on air pollution?
1:34, they got the information from iQAir and made an excel.
Hey! Yes, you can find all the data and methodology here github.com/dw-data/air-pollution-megacities
GREATLY EXPLAINED TEAM DW PLANET A , ONLY ONE CONCERN , MANY TIMES THE MAP OF INDIA WAS SHOWN INCORRECT. DO CONSIDER THIS CONCERN IN UPCOMONG VIDEOES.
One of the major problems is that the global north exports much of its waste to the global south, which is part of why their waste management systems are overwhelmed.
I’m thankful that I live in Melbourne australia where there’s basically no poor air quality
Hyderabad from India has launched its first 23 kilometres long solar cycling track why can't everyone built the same for cleaner air and cleaner energy
a cycling track which cannot be used for actual travel but just for exercise, how will it make air cleaner.
@@rum81 that is useful for normal cycling please see the videos or photos of the track
The best way is to collaborate with other countries. Because climate change and air pollution is not local but global problem!! Otherwise, everybody would suffer😢
I love DW. I see ur documentaries on EPIC Tv. U bring Negative news with a bit of positivity. I dont see any bias. Great coverage.
Some positive news in between really motivate people. We should do this more rather than only criticizing blindly.
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Cycle lanes in Pune & its sister city PCMC are not even a joke, not used, can’t be used . Reasons, cars are parked on them, they have manholes of uneven heights, exist in small unconnected sections, other vehicles drive on them because road width is too less. Hoping, someday things will improve.
Mushroom growth of cities is key issue that needs to be tackle first.
Bangkok mass transit, especially city trains, is growing rapidly, but the pollution doesn’t seem to decline, if not increase. Agricultural burning around Bangkok plays a big part in it as well, sadly.
in India, stubble burning is the biggest reason behind pollution, especially in December and November.
No,, it's all propegenda
data shows this@@VijayRam-wf8lw
Nope stubble burning causes 6% increase in PMI 2.5
4:50 Jodhpur Airport thinks they solved this problem by only having organic waste and recycling bins. But people still have general waste - removing the general waste bins won't stop that. So people just mix anyway
I think COVID played a role in reducing pollution in these areas; all industrial activities were halted in those years
Definitely so. However here, the analysis compares years 2017 and 2022, when Covid no longer had an impact. You can also find a link to the database and methodology in the video description 🙌
If you ask a delhi resident, they'll be wondering what tackling, it keeps getting awful every Oct onwards
It's strange that covid lockdown's effects on the pollution level weren't mentioned or taken into account at all in this video.
Those 2 years skew the data heavily towards less pollution
Hey there! The air pollution was definitely lower in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid. However, in the analysis we compare 2017 and 2022. In 2022, Covid did not have an effect any more. Therefore, the reduction is not due to Covid. You also find a link to the database and methodology in the video description :)
@@DWPlanetA ok, thanks for sharing.
It strikes me that most of these so called 'upgrades' have been around for decades in the Netherlands where some are even phased out to better and more sustainable standards. So from a Dutch perspective, is the majority of the world really 20 years behind?
Majority of the world had other problems to focus on
Netherlands is just 20 years ahead of most of the world including its European neighbours
I never really thought about how lucky I am in Australia
ah... first world country i hope i was born there, coz i feel like my mentality is equal to people who lives there when it comes to pollution or environmental concern. i after opening my eyes how the first world country looks like i feel like living in hell 😂 but seriously 😭😭😭
Together with multifaceted efforts, we can do it! Mother Earth doesn’t need to be saved. It’s about our own existence.
Should've mentioned about the liquid trees that are being placed in some big cities.
Whats that? am curious now.
Which cities you mean?
I think in the future, we will look at the current air pollution with the same shock of caused damage how we look at lead in fuel now.
Good report
I don’t have asthma, but walking around Mumbai for the first time made my throat sensitive and phlegmy
I appreciate your video but, what would Germany do to reduce air pollution, give us some idea! I also heard that Germany started/increased coal mining -during Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Germany has decided to phase out coal by 2038 and the drop in coal use and domestic renewable energy production reflects in the dropped CO2 emissions that were lower in 2023 since the 1950s. ✨ But yes, the energy crises made the country slid back towards coal temporarily. We made a video of the town called Lützerath that has become the symbol of resistance and fight for cleaner future in Germany 👉 ruclips.net/video/CjFeVERfvH4/видео.html.
@@DWPlanetA
I wish you a good luck. And hope that what you replied that improvement is actually happening on the grounds. But presently I must say that such statements look like post dated cheques from the bank account where there isn’t sufficient balance or no balance at all. First it was 2030 and now 2038. Who knows there won’t be another excuse or reason like Russian-Ukrainian conflict etc.
All I can see that most cities are failing to tackle it. The measures are just political rather than practical.
The new tramway lines that appear in my city (Lyon, France) are very practical, as the ban of polluting cars, the higher parking fees for SUVs, the limitation of speed at 30 km/h, the new securised bicycle lanes, etc. We have elected a green mayor, he is not perfect but things get better.
Hope to see with *tackled in the title in future 🙂
In my city there is a cement factory that produces a lot of pollution, both in terms of particles and smoke due to the kilns. There are some oddities, for example, the factory is legally located in another district (although territorially it is here), that is, the pollution is all in our region, but the taxes go to another city. Secondly, they already have a smoke filtration system, but they don't care, they say high energy costs. Politics does nothing, it covers up irregularities and it will probably be like this for many years to come. I no longer have hope in humanity, the vast majority are just trying to make a profit, thinking that none of this affects them directly. I hope we are the last generation alive.
Some promising news for the planet for once.
For me it is kinda sad that Latin America isn't mentioned at all when it comes to topics like this. For example, my city Bogotá, Colombia has now the second biggest fleet of electric and non-polluting buses in the world, also, the city has being building a huge system of bike infrastructure because Bogota is known for it's cycling culture, almost as big as cities like Copenhague or Amsterdam. Also cities like Santiago in Chile, Medellin in Colombia and various cities in Mexico such as Mexico city, Guadalajara and Monterey are pioneers in innovative and non polluting public transportation. People should also know that here in Latin America we have also been working very hard for a better air quality in our cities, specially because only in our region we have the 40% of the total biodiversity in the world, with most of our countries in the list of the mega-biodiverse of the world.
the issue of removing plants (air filters) should also be noted.
Too many countries have programs and groups that remove edible weed species and these plants are sequestering carbon and producing food. so it is a waste of time and energy removing them and only compounds global deforestation.
Thank God! Good news reporting! Too bad there's too little news like this on the TV
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This news is both wonderful and terrifying. The aerosol masking effect is the only large scale lever humans have to reduce global warming.
Dust particulate matter are NOT aerosols...
I don't understand why so many systems are open. Cars, factories, energy plants, should all be closed systems not spewing out into the environment. Same with disposing into water.
Wells to collect water from rain, hubs of electric photovoltaic arrays to power sensors and cameras that can track vehicles that are contaminating, white roofs, limiting the city's expansion and determining green areas, removing industrial zones from cities, public transport. endemic plants and trees on sidewalks. Less gardens that consumes huge amount of water, compost from parks and green areas, also generating gas from compost and many more !
Electric vehicles and their infrastructures are expensive and it doesn’t seem that it’s getting much cheaper in the next years. They are fine for developed nations but not for developing ones.
The priorities for developing countries should be getting green areas (much) larger (which in many cities are very miniscule, take a look at Jakarta for example); more investment in public transportation; redesign cities so they are walkable to reduce traffic; and better waste management.
Instead of electric vehicles, why not upgrading emission standards of ICE vehicles to a better one? Many developing countries don’t even have standards that reach the level of Euro 2.
I am from Bangalore and we want Buslanes back. Many of us will ditch our personal vehicles and rely on local bus when it gets reliable through bus lanes. Also more investment into bus infrastructure rather than pouring out crores for metro while ignoring Bus transport.
Wait, Delhi is tackling "Air pollution"????
Then I am tackling John Cena.
Planet-A is a very nice channel. I support your climate friendly and awareness raising news.
Stil in Delhi I experienced the worst air of my life everyday
Lining the empty or crapy art sides of off ramps with the seeds of native plants flowers bushes trees and left to be wild no maintenance no water just left to be wild.
Of course if any hang over the road trim or cut down and mulch it onto that hill full of now native plant life.
Also do the same with the middle area of hyways doing that when trees get big enough it can reduce being blinded by drivers on the other side.
Also it will reduce air pollution soil erosion and flooding.
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These are the following things which i would like to see government doing-
1) Increase GST and VAT on luxurious vehicles, ordinary cars also so that we can demoralise people buying these carbon emitters also encourage people to use transports than their own vehicles.
2)If government really cares about people(Although they don't) then they should give financial aid to such people who are currently
living below the poverty line and are currently registered to PM UJJWALA scheme by using DBT (Direct benefit transfer).
3)Government should encourage influential people like-Shahrukh khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachan to endorse cycles and
government officials should use bicycles like we see in Japan.
4)In order to tackle stubble burning government should give more incentives to millets than rice crops this will not only discourage
farmers to grow rice crops but also it can help to tackle the ground water issues.
But unfortunately we don't have such governments who actually listen to people but these bastards are busy filling their pockets for upcoming
elections and dividing people on caste ,religion and sect.
Lahore is the number 1 City in Air Polution or smog, it's where I live and it can get bad here some times to breathe in that smog. I avoid inhaling to much air when we are near cars and such 👍 😃
0:26 Never knew Ankara was in the Netherlands.
Our ppl here in Armenia don’t understand real danger of air pollution, me, as a bew generation, trying to sort garbage to recycle, using less energy and moving either with public transportation or by walking. 🇦🇲
I’d like us to have a white painted roof requirement. It’s simple and if every house and business were required to do it then it would reduce a reliance on A/C use in the summer. The folks in my area aren’t rich by any means, I don’t think anyone is these days with how expensive everything is. So we can’t really afford to gut our old heater and A/C units and replace them with something better. A simpler and less costly solution is having everyone paint their roofs white to reduce the amount of heat our buildings retain in the summer. It’s not perfect, but if everyone did it there would be a huge reduction to our energy grid which still heavily relies on fossil fuels. Plus the old A/C system we have in most buildings here produce a lot of heat on their own.
It's nice hearing some positive environmental news for once
remote work is fundamental for this one.
I live in one of those two places marked as green on the map and yes, it is much better than the other places shown, but it still isn't nice and I think it is transport that is the main contributor to our levels of PM 2.5 in cities. Indeed, there is a notable reluctance in Australia to stop using ICE vehicles. I'd like to see the Aussie government help, not hinder, the transition, financially (including for freight businesses who can show financial difficulty to transition without financial support), with faster infrastructure building (bike lanes, public charging and internet for working from home), electrifying public transport asap and with education (perhaps make it easy and free for people to test drive an EV for a whole day or two, once. The gov. could reimburse rental companies for that service?).
Air pollution is the environmental subject that should be getting all the headlines.
Camt forget the impact that lockdowns had on air quality
Pollution in big cities in India can be reduced further in a single day - we've seen an extreme version of it in COVID. Take Bangalore as a city for example - majority of the traffic there is due to the IT industry workers travelling to and from office. This is totally unnecessary as work for that industry was totally unaffected and employees can work from home. This alone will improve the air quality in major cities in India.
Huge corporations' greed is driving pollution in such cities, which is totally avoidable. DW and their analysts should highlight this.
Solutions are: reduced hybrid culture from weekly to monthly or totally removed where needed. Only essential jobs can continue work from office.