Clean Air Fund

We caught up with @ourkidsclimate.bsky.social and mothers at #COP30, who are fighting for cleaner air for future generations, incl. pushing for a fast, fair transition from deadly fossil fuels 🏭🌎

Hear their stories 👇 #AirPollution

COP30: Not enough on fossil fuels and forests, but promising steps on super pollutants As the COP30 UN climate negotiations close in Belém, Brazil, Clean Air Fund is disappointed that the outcome text does not reference the phasing out of fossil fuels, the single largest source of greenhouse gases and air pollution. Despite the lack of co...

Read our thoughts from #COP30 as climate negotiations close in Belém: https://bit.ly/4pLXfBV

Slashing super pollutants is a win. So where's the money? At COP30, nine countries pledged new action on black carbon, but the health and climate gains from cutting super pollutants still don’t count toward global climate targets.

Cutting black carbon creates fast wins for climate & health, yet low- & middle-income countries lead the way with little support/finance.

Integrating super pollutants into climate frameworks can unlock crucial funding & keep us on track for 1.5°C @devex.com https://bit.ly/48eIa4F

Yesterday at #COP30, 9 countries announced how they'll tackle black carbon 🌎

Our Head of Super Pollutants, Tom Grylls, breaks down the announcement's significance for global climate action 🗣️🔽
https://bit.ly/3LNSn0j

#SuperPollutantSolutions | @slycantrust.bsky.social | @ccacoalition.bsky.social

📣 We are commissioning Stage 1 of a programme to strengthen the economic & financial case for clean air.

The chosen supplier will deliver a cross-country diagnostic of the barriers that block policy & investment & help shape the next stages in our economic work 🔽
https://bit.ly/3wuBUD7

📢 NEW from #COP30: 9 countries announce they’ll tackle major sources of black carbon emissions: Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda.

A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...

Cutting super pollutants is COP30’s emergency climate change brake Methane, black carbon and tropospheric ozone are responsible for 50% of worldwide temperature rise. Reducing these emissions can fast track controlling planetary heating and rapidly clean up our air s...

#COP30 continues in Belem this week.

In our latest op-ed, we hear from @cleanairfund.bsky.social about how cutting super pollutants can dramatically improve #airquality and rapidly start controlling #globalwarming.

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Black carbon has us stuck in a vicious cycle: intensifying wildfires, harming health and degrading #AirQuality.

@climatevisuals.bsky.social new photo series exposes the super pollutant's devastating impacts across Brazil's Amazon region.

Explore and download for free 🔽
https://bit.ly/49FK6Fn

Consultancy opportunities and requests for proposals We are launching a strand of work to strengthen the economic and financial case for clean air. The initiative will generate compelling evidence and create toolkits to support politicians; policymakers, with a focus on finance ministries; and donors to a...

📣 We are commissioning Stage 1 of a programme to strengthen the economic & financial case for clean air.

The chosen supplier will deliver a cross-country diagnostic of the barriers that block policy & investment & help shape the next stages in our economic work 🔽
https://bit.ly/3wuBUD7

Health is on the agenda today at #COP30 – as Brazil and global health leaders launch the Belém Health Action Plan 🏥🌎

But to save lives and protect the planet, we must tackle the root causes of both poor health and climate change, like #AirPollution 👇 #SuperPollutantSolutions

Children everywhere have a right to breathe #CleanAir on a healthy planet. 🌍

We’re taking our Parents’ Prescription to #COP30's Health Day - calling for urgent action to #EndFossilFuels and shift to #CleanEnergy.

#OurKidsAir

@cleanairfund.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

The mamas are at #COP30 for Health Day 💚

The climate crisis is harming our children’s health - 90% of kids breathe toxic air. We need urgent action for clean air and a healthier planet.

@cleanairfund.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

#CleanAir #ClimateAction

Action on super pollutants can slow global warming 4x faster than acting on carbon dioxide alone‼️

Learn more about the climate’s ‘emergency brake’ 🛑⬇️ or visit the #SuperPollutantSolutions Pavilion in the #COP30 Blue Zone to pull it in person!

@janeburston.bsky.social

.@cop30brazil.bsky.social has begun in Belém 🌎

Our message is clear: the global community must step up action on super pollutants – the emergency brake for climate change.

What exactly are we hoping to see? Let @janeburston.bsky.social explain 🎥⬇️ #SuperPollutantSolutions #COP30

A Turning Point for Methane: Leaders Move to Pull the Climate Emergency Brake at COP30 Brazil, China, and the United Kingdom co-hosted a Methane Summit featuring initiatives to slow the pace of climate change and deliver immediate benefits for air quality, food security, and public heal...

We welcome the decisive leadership on #SuperPollutantSolutions coming out of the weekend's #COP30 World Leader's Summit.

We hope to see additional focus on black carbon & tropospheric ozone, which not only degrade #AirQuality, but threaten community health & crop growth 👇🌎 https://bit.ly/3LQz3zg

Graphic reading 'clean air events at COP30'

🗓️ First day of #COP30! Check out the sessions & side events exploring the role of clean air in climate change & health outcomes 👉 https://bit.ly/3Wvtf0k

And if you're on the ground in Belém, be sure to visit the #SuperPollutantSolutions Pavilion in the Blue Zone 📍

At #COP30? Join our #shipping and super pollutantant event on Monday November 10! cleanarctic.org/2025/11/04/c... @cleanairfund.bsky.social @sianprior.bsky.social @equalroutes.bsky.social

In South Africa’s Vaal Triangle, many households still burn their waste due to inadequate services - releasing toxic #AirPollution 😷

Local waste pickers, many women, divert waste from burning & landfills - improving #AirQuality & protecting the environment 💚 Learn more 🔽 https://bit.ly/4oAPb6h

Community in the Amazon fights wildfires, exposed to black carbon smoke.

Community in the Amazon fights wildfires, exposed to black carbon smoke.

Community in the Amazon fights wildfires, exposed to black carbon smoke.

Community in the Amazon fights wildfires, exposed to black carbon smoke.

Wildfires are intensifying due to black carbon, a super pollutant that harms health, degrades #AirQuality & accelerates climate change 🧯

These free to use images by
@climatevisuals.bsky.social expose the impacts of black carbon in the Amazon ahead of #COP30 📸 www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/ph...

NEW PHOTOGRAPHS: As #COP30 begins, we've launch over 60 new images highlighting the causes and impacts of black carbon in Brazil.

They're free for non-profit, editorial and educational use, produced in partnership with @cleanairfund.bsky.social

Find out more: www.climatevisuals.org/black-carbon...

Six people stand side-by-side for a photo outdoors, in front of two large blue display signs for the "Breathe Cities" initiative.

Interactive displays showcasing projects in C40 cities are highlighting the tangible progress being made on clean energy, urban design, and air quality.

Among them was Breathe Cities: an initiative supporting cities around the world to cut their air pollution and climate emissions.

The Earthshot Prize Announces 2025 Winners - The Earthshot Prize The Winners, one in each Earthshot, will be awarded £1 million to advance or replicate their work and in recognition of their achievement and potential.

🌎💚 Huge congratulations to the city of Bogotá on winning the @earthshotprize.bsky.social to Clean Our Air!

The city is cutting emissions and creating a healthier environment for ~8m residents. #BreatheCities
🔗 earthshotprize.org/news/the-ear...

A group of ten people poses for a photo on a stage at the "COP30 LOCAL LEADERS FORUM." Five people stand in the back row and five are seated in front. Three of them hold signs that read, "IT'S IN THE AIR."

Today, #BreatheCities mayors highlighted how the initiative helps them use data & community engagement to deliver cleaner air for all.

From London’s world-leading clean air zone to Rio’s goal to electrify 30% of buses by 2030, cities are proving that progress is unstoppable.

#ItsInTheAir #WMS25

Graphic reading '1 out of 3 dementia deaths in 2023 were attributable to air pollution' from the 2025 State of Global Air report.

For the first time, #SoGA2025 includes air pollution's impact on dementia.

Growing evidence suggests poor #AirQuality can progress and worsen neurological diseases - diminishing people's quality of life and causing premature death. @heisoga.bsky.social

Read the report: https://bit.ly/42PslPQ

“2024 saw record deaths from #AirPollution from wildfires driven by climate change, showing the urgency of curbing emissions to stop this insane death spiral. Action on super pollutants...is our emergency brake to decisively slow global warming.” @nina-ren.bsky.social ✍️🔽

Graphic reading 'From strokes to respiratory disease, fossil fuels are killing millions every year.'

Burning fossil fuels warms our planet and produces toxic #AirPollution that harms the health of millions of people.

Ahead of #COP30, we've signed the #HealthyPlanetNow letter calling for health to be central to climate conversations and action.

Add your signature 👉 https://t.co/EyRx9CDiqm

Graphic reading 'Accra has installed 67 air quality sensors across the city, putting real-time data in the hands of leaders and its residents. The city is running community campaigns to cut waste burning, reduce pollution and protect residents’ health.'

Graphic reading 'Jakarta has doubled its public transport coverage since 2017 and aims to electrify its entire bus fleet by 2030. Expanded air quality monitoring, emissions reporting and training aims to further help address pollution.'

Graphic reading 'Warsaw banned coal heating in 2023 and launched Eastern Europe’s first ever Clean Air Zone in 2024, which could halve the levels of air pollution from vehicles this decade.'

Graphic reading 'Johannesburg is building an evidence base for clean air through citywide surveys and South Africa’s first study on vehicle pollution, while 50 young ambassadors and 35 grassroots groups lead campaigns mobilising communities for cleaner air.'

Next week in Rio, #BreatheCities mayors from around the world will gather at the #COP30 Local Leaders Forum, co-hosted by @cop30brazil.bsky.social & @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social.

They will share their stories, their progress and their vision for a cleaner, healthier future. Explore the cities 👇

Graphic reading 'Mayors from around the world are gathering for the COP30 Local Leaders Forum. They're showing how progress on clean air in cities in possible, fast.'

Graphic reading 'Thanks to bold leadership, London has created the world’s largest Clean Air Zone, delivered Europe’s biggest electric bus fleet and quadrupled its cycle network. The city has met legal limits for harmful pollution 184 years earlier than projected.'

Graphic reading 'Rio de Janeiro is scaling up clean air action with a new Low Emission District, more inclusive pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, cleaner transport and awareness efforts focused on those most affected by toxic air.'

Graphic reading 'Bogotá is reducing pollution in its most vulnerable communities with cleaner transport, greener public spaces and a Clean Air Zone (ZUMA) to create healthier, safer neighbourhoods.'

Air pollution affects our lives from before our first breath to our last. But cities are proving that clean air action works and when mayors lead, results follow. 🧵🔽

Graphic reading 'clean air events at COP30'

🗓️ We’re rounding up the #COP30 sessions exploring the transformative role of clean air in climate change & health outcomes - including the #SuperPollutantSolutions Pavilion we're cohosting with Global Methane Hub & the Super Pollutant Action Alliance.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/49pgv2Y

🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨

⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.

❤️‍🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck.

Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25