Some 40,000 Poles die each year from pollution-related illnesses. Indeed, Poland has some of the most toxic air of all EU nations, with 23 of the 50 most polluted EU cities located in the country. Much of this air pollution comes from common household boilers that burn wood and coal. Emissions from cars and factories exacerbate poor air quality and lead to many thousands of avoidable deaths every year.
One of the world’s most effective clean air campaign groups, polish smog alert, helps secure policy change and air quality improvements across Poland and has goals to do the same across central and eastern Europe.
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Over the last ten years, the evidence that we face urgent challenges to protect the environment has become indisputable, and it’s clear that the time to act is now. Drawing inspiration from the concept of moonshots, which since the moon landing in 1969 has become shorthand to talk about the most ambitious and ground-breaking goals, Prince William announced The Earthshot Prize: an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to repair the planet.
We believe in the power of human ingenuity to prove to us all that the seemingly impossible is possible.
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26 сен 2024
