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The AQLI tool is important. It arms people with the information they need to get motivated, to speak up and to demand action from politicians, policy makers and business leaders so we can all have the chance to breathe easier.

The AQLI tool is important. It arms people with the information they need to get motivated, to speak up and to demand action from politicians, policy makers and business leaders so we can all have the chance to breathe easier.

The University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index project [is] the gold standard on global air quality research...AQLI maintains a remarkable and easy-to-use tool that allows you to trace that answer down to the county level, all around the world and working back through 24 years of data.

An Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report from the University of Chicago unpacks the global challenge of air pollution, including its impact on Pakistan. The index reflects a disheartening reality, air pollution has led to a distressing decline of four years in the average life expectancy of Pakistani citizens.

This AQLI initiative is hugely important for India to keep track of how it is dealing with the severe hazards of particulate pollution

  • Gina McCarthy
    Former White House, National Climate Advisor, and Former U.S. EPA Administrator
  • David Wallace-Wells
    The New York Times Opinion Writer
  • Sherry Rehman
    Former Minister for Climate/Environment, Pakistan
  • Jairam Ramesh
    Former Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, and Member of Parliament

    2024

    Annual Update

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