Tag: Clean Air Fund

Breathe Cities expands clean air efforts with $45 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Stuart Mitchell

The global clean air initiative delivered with Clean Air Fund and C40 Cities receives further support from Bloomberg Philanthropies to build on early successes in 14 cities. With Addis Ababa and Madrid also joining the network, Breathe Cities is deepening its impact across five continents as demand rises for data-driven solutions to cut pollution and protect public health. Today, at London Climate Action Week, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $45 million investment to grow Breathe Cities, a global initiative delivered with Clean Air Fund and C40 Cities to improve air quality…

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New multi-million programme to tackle black carbon and protect health

Stuart Mitchell

Clean Air Fund’s landmark programme is accelerating action on black carbon, a super pollutant that harms people’s health and drives climate change far beyond its share. With £10m funding from Wellcome, we will drive pioneering research and advocacy to deliver urgent health and climate benefits. Wellcome is supporting Clean Air Fund to drive global action on black carbon with £10m in new funding. Our landmark programme will focus on delivering health and climate gains by supporting research, policy and advocacy efforts to accelerate action where it is most urgently needed.…

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Regions with the highest air pollution receive the lowest funding, finds Clean Air Fund report

Stuart Mitchell

New research from the Clean Air Fund finds that regions with the highest levels of air pollution receive the least amount of philanthropic outdoor air quality funding, despite the disproportionate impact of dirty air on people in global south countries.  Between 2019 and 2023, funding was heavily skewed towards North America, which received 35% of total outdoor air quality funding. Meanwhile, Africa and Latin America received only 1% and 2% of funding, respectively.  The report, ‘Philanthropic Foundation Funding for Clean Air’, shows that:   Philanthropic funding to tackle air pollution is stagnating, despite harmful air pollution being the largest environmental threat to human health. Although $478 million…

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