Newsletter - January 2018 Subscribe Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Breadcrumb Home Newsletter Newsletter - January 2018 Content Message from the Secretariat 2018 promises to become a year when both climate and clean air objectives will be high on the global agenda. We and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition partners will help to keep that so! We will work hard to achieve fast action, quick results and multiple benefits though our many initiatives and collaborations. Some of our priorities include: On air quality: We will work with UN Environment Programme and partners to implement the new resolution on ‘Preventing and reducing air pollution to improve air quality globally’ On climate action: We will continue to support implementation of the Paris Agreement through the Global Climate Action Agenda and in support of the Climate Change Convention ‘Talanoa Dialogue’, to take stock of progress and inform action. ‘Pathway Approach’: We will make the case for an approach to reduce warming that shows the quantified multiple-benefits of all climate and air quality actions over time to mobilize urgent ambition to keep the world on a path to meet the sustainable development goals and maintain warming well below 2°C. Several countries are now testing implementation of tools and methodologies to support this work. The Coalition Secretariat will keep you posted on our progress along the way, so stay tuned – and remember to #BreatheLife! Highlights UN Environment and WHO agree to major collaboration on environmental health risks This represents the most significant formal agreement on joint action across the spectrum of environment and health issues in over 15 years. Read → New study shows clean cooking can lead to increased birth weight in newborns The study is further evidence that sustained use of clean cookstoves and fuels can produce health benefits, especially in pregnant women. Read → The LEAP Integrated benefits calculator launched at the 3rd UN Environment Assembly Policy-makers can use LEAP-IBC not only to understand impacts but also to calculate future national emissions from greenhouse gases, short-lived climate pollutants and other air pollutants. Read → Dia Mirza, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador: "Our right to life is underlined by our ability to breathe clean air" At the high level side event about air pollution at UNEA 3, the Indian actress spoke about the impact of air pollution on people in India and the need to find solutions. Read → State partners ECOWAS Luxembourg Pakistan Vietnam Non-state partners World Resources Institue (WRI) Upcoming events BreatheLife / urban health training: Building capacity to reduce air pollution through communications and technical tools 9 February Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum 7-13 February Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cities and Climate Change Science Conference 5-7 March Edmonton, Canada 2018 Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership Joint Forum 19-23 March Bangkok, Thailand New resources Dia Mirza talks to Marcelo Mena Carrasco about air pollution Clean cooking and the SDGs: Integrated analytical approaches to guide energy interventions for health and environment goals Fuel subsidy reform in developing countries: direct benefit transfer of LPG cooking gas subsidy in India Tools and resources for mitigating methane and black carbon from the municipal solid waste sector Subscribe To ensure you receive the newsletter in your inbox, you may need to add the address "noreply [at] ccacoalition.org" to your safe senders list. Email Address *