Sky world news / Have the levels of nitrogen dioxide air pollution in the cities of the Middle East and North Africa returned one year after life returned to what it was and more
. After the closure measures adopted by countries with the outbreak of the Corona virus, according to a new report issued by Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa?
. After the Corona virus exposed the failures of our current systems, due to the enormous economic repercussions for poor families and the most vulnerable groups.
We have also witnessed that during the period of total closure was the only period in which we witnessed a clear blue sky, which confirms that energy and transportation engines that run on fossil fuels have a significant impact on the quality of the air we breathe!
This was confirmed by the Greenpeace report, according to satellite data.
The impact of air pollution on health is very severe. According to a previous study published by Greenpeace, air pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels, particularly coal, oil and gas, leads to about 4.5 million deaths every year worldwide and more than 50,000 deaths annually in the Middle East and North Africa. As long as our energy and transportation systems run on fossil fuels, air pollution will remain a major public health crisis.
