Tackling the Health Crisis of Air Pollution - The Conduit

Tackling the Health Crisis of Air Pollution

August 4, 2025/inClimate and the Future of Health, Conferences, Health & Wellbeing, Past Events, Social & Racial Equity

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Tackling the Health Crisis of Air Pollution

August 4, 2025/inClimate and the Future of Health, Conferences, Health & Wellbeing, Past Events, Social & Racial Equity

Rising temperatures, wildfires, and industrial emissions are having a devastating impact on air quality. As this pollution drives a rise in respiratory diseases, cardiovascular conditions, and premature deaths, this session investigates how the healthcare sector can respond.

This session will cover:

How vulnerable populations – children, the elderly, low-income communities – bear the heaviest burden How city-level clean-air policies can drive health benefits The role of the health sector in protecting air quality Public awareness and advocating for clean air policies Preventative care and behavioural change

MODERATOR

ALEJANDRO COLSA PEREZ Head of Breathe Cities, C40 Cities

PANELLISTS

ZONGBO SHI Professor of Atmospheric Biogeochemistry, University of Birmingham

JANE BURSTON CEO, Clean Air Fund

MARINA ROMANELLO Executive Director, Lancet Countdown

AGNES AGYEPONG Founder and CEO, Global Child and Maternal Health

ELLIOT TREHARNE Assistant Director for Connectivity, Air Quality, Transport and Infrastructure, Greater London Authority

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