Chief Impact Officer @cleanairfund | Trustee @FiveTalents | Fellow @theRSAorg | Arsenal I Views my own
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Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
No excuses. Air pollution damages our health. We urge EU governments to protect people’s health and to adopt a negotiating position on the Ambient Air Quality Directive (#AAQD) this week. @EU_Commission @EUCouncil @WHO #CleanAirNow
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
By increasing funding for clean air projects, #GlobalDev funders can help mitigate climate change, boost green growth and reduce global health burdens
We urge donors to dramatically increase funding for clean air projects to protect people and planet 👉 bit.ly/3ZzgUc7
📣 BREAKING: Clean air projects received more #GlobalDev funding than fossil fuel projects for the first time in 2021
But we have a long way to go. Only 1% of international development funding and 2% of climate finance tackles outdoor #AirPollution
🔎 Our new report offers insights into how — and where — donors can maximise their resources 👉 bit.ly/3ZzgUc7
👀 Watch and reshare ⬇️
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
📣 BREAKING: Clean air projects received more #GlobalDev funding than fossil fuel projects for the first time in 2021
But we have a long way to go. Only 1% of international development funding and 2% of climate finance tackles outdoor #AirPollution
🔎 Our new report offers insights into how — and where — donors can maximise their resources 👉 bit.ly/3ZzgUc7
👀 Watch and reshare ⬇️
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
“If the world were to permanently reduce these pollutants to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline limit, the average person would add 2.3 years onto his or her life expectancy, according to the data, which has a 2021 cutoff”. phys.org/news/2023-08-air-po…
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
How about we look at what the #PublicOrderBill actually does
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
What concrete steps are needed for coordinated global action?
Happening today: @Jane_Burston will join @vsinkevicius @jhsnabe @Knutti_ETH at #wef23 #OpenForum23 to reflect on mobilising for #ClimateAction
📆 12:30 CET, 18 Jan
📽️ Watch the livestream 👉 bit.ly/3XF0cG9
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
So pleased to see #EllasLaw on @EveningStandard front page today - due in no small part to hard work of @EllaRobertaFdn @CleanAirLondon @GreenJennyJones & others. I'm championing the Bill as it passes through Commons & urge MPs to back it - clean air must be a human right for all
My burning shame: I fitted my house with three wood-burning stoves | George Monbiot theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Think the war in Ukraine is the world’s deadliest conflict? Think again | Magdalene Abraha theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
In 2022 we are grateful to have connected with thousands of people globally. Additionally, we released 3 global-level reports examining:
📌Impact of #AirPollution on life expectancy
📌WHO Air Quality Guidelines
📌Air pollution & health in cities
bit.ly/3WgJKLS
#SoGA2022
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
The research is clear. The UK can achieve cleaner air by 2030 in a cost-effective way that saves lives, boosts the economy, and helps to deliver #NetZero.
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
A new report by @CleanAirFund alongside Dalberg finds that some of Africa’s fastest-growing cities will see a sixfold rise in the financial costs of #AirPollution by 2040. Conversely, they could unlock multiple benefits with green growth-enabling policies: bit.ly/3Ol7j39
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
💬 'We know the health effects of air pollution and we have the tools to reduce it. We need governments to act', @Jane_Burston
While the #GreatSmog prompted important reforms, 70 years on #AirPollution kills millions of people each year @TheWorldToday bit.ly/3FrWZ6I ⤵️
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
In 1952, the #GreatSmog claimed the lives of around 12,000 Londoners.
Thanks @sallyweather @itvnews for highlighting the impact of #AirPollution 70 years ago and still today #LondonSmog
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
This is very good. Well done everyone and on the 70th anniversary of the Great Smog
Great poster by my MSc students on Env Rts of Children and Air Pollution and the policy directions needed @IC_CEP @EiriniSampson, @willslynn1, @Fatimaissa1, @oekeruche, @muhan_zhu and Caesar S. @EllaRobertaFdn @MayorofLondon
Sietske van der Ploeg retweeted
“Poor air quality is linked to three times as many deaths as in 1952. Failure to tackle it is a dereliction of duty on the grandest scale” forbes.com/sites/jamiehailst…