Strategy Must To Curb Air Pollution

Air pollution has been a growing challenge for people. Most of the countries in the world are under the grip of air pollution. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 99 per cent of the world population is living in places that do not meet the air quality standards as recommended by the UN health body. This speaks volumes for the formidable conditions in which most people are compelled to breathe in dirty air. Low- and middle-income countries are suffering from air pollution more than developed countries are. This is because in the former countries, the use of fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – is rampant, whereas in the latter, renewable energy such as electricity from hydropower or nuclear reactors preponderates over that of fossil fuels. Industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust fumes also contribute to air pollution.