{"id":32369,"date":"2023-09-07T07:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/?p=32369"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:06:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:06:13","slug":"international-day-of-clean-air-for-blue-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/2023\/09\/07\/international-day-of-clean-air-for-blue-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, 7 September, is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanairblueskies.org\/latest\/featured-updates\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Launched by the UN General Assembly in 2019, it champions the increasing interest in clean air and the need to improve air quality. More than 99% of people breathe unsafe air, and exposure can lead to stroke, heart and lung disease, cancer, and more, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Future Earth\u2019s purpose is to identify and generate the integrated knowledge needed for successful transformations toward societies that provide good and fair lives for all within a stable and resilient Earth system. Access for all to clean air is a key component of fulfilling that purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find below some of our initiatives whose work involves air quality, and past reporting on air pollution, including actionable solutions to combating it:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594455821{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13302&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693595919979{padding-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693595910034{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/publications\/issue-briefs-2\/global-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Earth Issue Brief on Global Fires<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Download Report&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;pinkPublications&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1c4MbMYCscOgtOIj_V6A2NzOPBwrIwMQH%2Fview|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594455821{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18841&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594530713{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/networks\/global-research-networks\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Knowledge-Action Network<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594455821{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17556&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693595205775{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/networks\/global-research-networks\/igac-international-global-atmospheric-chemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594455821{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18870&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594419548{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/networks\/global-research-networks\/natural-assets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594455821{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17591&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1694099156303{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/networks\/global-research-networks\/gcp-global-carbon-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Carbon Project<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594455821{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18808&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1693594657505{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/futureearth.org\/networks\/global-research-networks\/urban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban Knowledge-Action Network<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Past articles:[\/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;100&#8243; style=&#8221;load-more&#8221; items_per_page=&#8221;6&#8243; element_width=&#8221;6&#8243; item=&#8221;20165&#8243; btn_shape=&#8221;square&#8221; btn_color=&#8221;blueHome&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1694099136336-05235dee-2fa0-4&#8243; taxonomies=&#8221;968, 1017&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, 7 September, is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. 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