CEEW at World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings!

'Clean air is an intentional byproduct of drivers such as equity, gender empowerment, decent work, sustainable production, consumption & climate action.'

Our CEO Arunabha Ghosh shared on-ground efforts for cleaner air at the session,

At ⁦World Bank⁩ “Clean Air for a Livable Planet”⁩ event, ⁦Junaid Kamal Ahmad⁩ (⁦Our Common Air⁩ commissioner) announces $1 BN of financial guarantees to derisk #airquality projects across sector. 🎉 ⁦Soumya Swaminathan⁩ ⁦Helen Clark⁩ ⁦Jane Burston⁩

#CleanAir is the intentional byproduct of clean energy investments that are also an agenda to #EndPoverty and combat the #ClimatCrisis …. Clean air is an asset that accelerates strong economies ….from Arunabha Ghosh at #WBGMeetings

Want to grow fast? Grow green!

This morning at the #WBGMeetings , the World Bank Group hosted #CleanAir champions from CEEW, Clean Air Fund, @OurCommonAir, and country partners, to discuss pathways to achieving more breathable futures.

🔑 Key takeaway? Innovative partnerships & financing drive impact.

Shocking numbers on #AirPollution from Jane Burston during #WBGMeetings

7m dead/yr
6% global GDP welfare losses

And yet…
This problem form hell gets less than 1% of global development financing and less than 2% of climate finance

We would like to thank distinguished speakers at our #WBGmeetings Clean Air for a #LivablePlanet event with Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Dr. Jane Burston, Dr. Mozumder, Dr. Ali Abo Sena, Mr. Ibrahim Ӧztop, Axel van Trotsenburg, and Mr. Junaid Ahmed.
World Bank South Asia

#Opinion

Clean air action is climate action: it is both a pre-condition and consequence of securing a 1.5-degree world.

Our co-chairs, Helen Clark & Soumya Swaminathan call for increased funding for clean air in Context news.

Read more👇
context.news/climate-risks/…

💰Air quality funding needs are big and largely unmet – at the global, national and local level.

How can financial institutions like the World Bank scale funding to clean the air?

#OurCommonAir proposes a 3-step strategy.

Read more👇
ourcommonair.org/investing-in-c…

#WBGMeetings

#HappeningToday

🌎Clean air is fundamental to sustaining healthy economies, people & climate.

At the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, #OurCommonAir brings together development leaders to discuss efforts to reduce air pollution & scale financing for clean air. Know more👇

🚨We need a financial system that supports progress!

As the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings begin, read the #DearG20 open letter, signed by our co-chairs Helen Clark & Soumya Swaminathan, along with 100+ former leaders, activists, academics & artists.👇

bit.ly/DearG20

📈Air pollution contributes to more than 7 million premature deaths a year, as per World Health Organization (WHO).

As the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings commence, read #OurCommonAir 's call for global collective action on air pollution.

🔗bit.ly/OCACalltoAction

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Clean air is key to sustainable development and economic growth, yet falls through the cracks of development finance. @OurCommonAir’s recommendations provide governments and international finance institutions with practical ways to accelerate collective clean air action