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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Environment
RFI

Cities can improve air quality ‘quite rapidly’ with political will

A view of Paris from the Generali balloon, which measures air quality. AP - Christophe Ena

Air pollution is the leading environmental risk to human health, causing respiratory and cardiovascular disease as well as cancer in millions of people every year. Yet some cities are already managing to cut pollution significantly, new analysis by the environmental network Breathe Cities shows.

Cities contend with the worst air quality, thanks to traffic, industry and dense populations. Yet they are also the places where anti-pollution measures can produce the fastest and most visible results.

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