Together for Clean Air

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Why is clean air important?

Clean air is essential for our health . Poor air quality leads to respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and in some cases even premature death. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 90% of the world's population breathes in too many pollutants. Clean air is important to reduce the impact of air pollution on health. Therefore, we must limit the emission of pollutants as much as possible.

Air quality and climate are closely linked. After all, sources of air pollution are often also sources of greenhouse gases. If you take action for air quality, that also means good news for the climate.

Finally, vegetation also suffers from air pollution: too much ozone reduces the growth of agricultural crops and forests. A high supply of nitrogen from the air causes acidification and eutrophication of the soil and it reduces biodiversity.
It is therefore safe to say that good air quality is important for the health of people, nature and the environment.

More information about this can be found on the " About air quality " page.