How to fight the next threat to our world: air pollution
99% of the world's population breathes in polluted air daily. World leaders can make three big changes to clean up our air and put an end to air pollution.
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is a BreatheLife Ambassador and founder of the Ella Roberta Family Foundation, based in London. Rosamund became a clean air advocate after her 9-year-old daughter, Ella, died in 2013 from a rare and severe form of asthma. Rosamund spent several years campaigning for a second coroner's inquest into Ella's death to determine whether it was linked to air pollution. In a landmark decision in December 2020, the coroner ruled that it was. Ella is now the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate.
Rosamund is a teacher in schools and lecturer at universities. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association and was named among You Magazine's 21 Most Extraordinary Women of 2021, British Vogue's 25 Extraordinary Women of 2021, The Times' Green Power List 2021 and BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour's Power List 2020.
99% of the world's population breathes in polluted air daily. World leaders can make three big changes to clean up our air and put an end to air pollution.
Clean air and net-zero goals aren't just good for climate change, they will save lives and money spent on healthcare, leading to a more productive workforce.