How megacities around the world are tackling their air pollution

Air pollution kills millions each year, especially in the world’s megacities. But we found some surprising news: In many places, it’s actually getting better! Here’s how megacities around the world are already making their air cleaner and safer.  #planeta #smog #airpollution We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Credits: Author: Kira Schacht Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer Fact-check: Kirsten Funck  With thanks for interviews (included and not): Rafay Alam: https://twitter.com/rafay_alam Zoe Chafe: https://www.c40.org/our-team/zoe-chafe/ Sophie Gumy, Technical Officer at WHO's Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health Frank Hammes, IQAir: https://www.iqair.com/ Bhavreen Kandhari: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavreen-kandhari-80283026a/ Abid Omar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abidomar/ Read more: Methodology and Data : https://github.com/dw-data/air-pollution-megacities WHO Ambient (outdoor) air pollution: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health C40 – Air quality: https://www.c40.org/what-we-do/scaling-up-climate-action/air-quality/ Pakistan Air Quality Initiative: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pakairquality/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 The problem 01:31 Our analysis 02:00 The causes 02:36 Transport 04:04 Industry 04:45 Waste 05:39 Energy 07:12 What now 09:46 Outro