Clean Air Fund

Countries failed to reach a deal on fossil fuels at COP30, but new Presidency roadmaps for action on fossil fuel phaseout and forests receive support. Outside negotiations, we saw momentum on super pollutants, with new initiatives to cut black carbon and methane. Despite progress on climate and health, the health benefits of mitigation need to be recognised further.

Governments announce plans at COP30 to cut black carbon emissions. The leadership of these nine countries on addressing the potent super pollutant is a step forward for climate, health and local economies.

Wildfires are intensifying due to black carbon, a super pollutant that harms health, degrades air quality, and accelerates climate change. Through powerful imagery, this photo story exposes the devastating impacts of black carbon in Brazil’s Amazon region. Launched ahead of COP30, the photos are part of a collection by Climate Visuals that are free to use.