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Air pollution, climate change and international (in) action

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posted on 2020-11-18, 00:00 authored by Reece WaltersReece Walters
In 2018, the World Health Organization released its latest report on air
pollution identifying that seven million people die annually as a result of
poor air quality. Moreover, it is estimated that 90% of the world’s population
is exposed to ‘dangerous levels’ of air pollution (WHO, 2018a). This is
an alarming news, given the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
number three seeks to ‘substantially reduce the number of deaths and
illnesses from hazardous chemical and air, water and soil pollution and
contamination’ (WHO, 2016). In addition, the WHO Director-General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has publicly stated that ‘…air pollution
threatens us all, but the poorest and most marginalised people bear the brunt
of the burden… If we don’t take urgent action on air pollution, we will never
come close to achieving sustainable development’ (WHO, 2018b). This
chapter explores the political economy of global air pollution including an
analysis of international trade that perpetuates and exacerbates emissions
and the environmental injustices associated with global warming and air
quality ill health. It also draws on discourses of power, harm and violence to
analyse air pollution and climate change within frameworks of green
criminology and atmospheric justice.

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Title of book

Emerald handbook of crime, justice and sustainable development

Chapter number

25

Pagination

533 - 550

Publisher

Emerald Publishing Limited

Place of publication

Bingley, Eng.

ISBN-13

9781787693562

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1 Book chapter

Extent

26

Editor/Contributor(s)

Jarrett Blaustein, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Nathan Pino, Rob White

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