Delhi’s air pollution crisis discussed on the sidelines of COP29 | India News – Times of India

BAKU: Delhi’s air pollution crisis was discussed here on Monday on the sidelines of the UN climate talks COP29, with experts from the global health community urging India to chart a future free of fossil fuel dependence. They also called for reforms to ensure that climate policies prioritize people and not polluters renewable energy and strengthening public transport infrastructure in cities.
In the context of vehicular pollution and emissions from coal-fired power stations that pollute cities year-round, they underlined that there is broad consensus among healthcare communities on the need to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible and eliminate subsidies that harm reorient health. of the sector, and apply some of the lessons learned from tobacco control to control fossil fuel use. They discussed the serious health consequences of fossil fuel pollution and emphasized the need for urgent policy changes.
Speaking about how the use of fossil fuels is escalating the air pollution crisis in many parts of the world, Enkhun Byambadorj, co-founder of Breathe Mongolia said: “The narrative in support of fossil fuels focuses on strong economic development and growth as the only parameter of success. We need to reshape this narrative and this discourse. The air we breathe is a choice we make as a society at the expense of our young children and the future of everyone.
Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends, said: “We are all here to talk about bigger issues affecting our climate, and countries are struggling to respond when the lives and health of millions of people are at risk. We must urgently respond to the reality of climate change facing the world today.”
“We give $1 trillion in subsidies to giant multinationals making record profits, but we are told there is not enough money for health care. We must fund healthcare and health care to preserve health for current and future generations,” said Courtney. Howard, Vice President of the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA).