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Lancet reveals leading contributor to global disease burden is air pollution. Plus cutting-edge air quality monitoring tools and low emission zone findings in our roundup of the latest air quality news.

Black carbon and other climate super pollutants contribute significantly to climate change and millions of premature deaths each year. Clean Air Fund’s new $12.9 million programme will generate scientific research, build coalitions and implement solutions to cut black carbon emissions.

Investors are primely positioned to drive corporate action on critical sustainability issues. Investors can play a key role in improving air quality through where they invest capital and stewarding companies towards reducing emissions.

Marginalised groups are often disproportionately affected by air pollution. Climate Visuals and Clean Air Fund have launched a new collection of free images to authentically portray the communities most impacted by dirty air.

Global leaders have finally agreed to transition away from fossil fuels and make crucial progress on renewables and energy efficiency by 2030. But the outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) will fall short of addressing the global climate and health crisis if governments don’t deliver a full phase out of fossil fuels that is fair, fast and funded.

Black carbon emissions fuel climate change, but this pollutant is still largely untracked and uncapped by governments. As COP28 kicks off, it’s time the global climate community reassesses and addresses this critical element of the climate crisis.