AIR POLLUTION QUIZ To mark World Environment Day’s focus on air pollution on 5 th June 2019, here is our Air Pollution Quiz to help you to test your knowledge. We hope you enjoy uncovering interesting stats about the health implications, causes and solutions of air pollution. START THE QUIZ
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AIR POLLUTION QUIZTo mark World Environment Day’s focus on air pollution on 5th June 2019,
here is our Air Pollution Quiz to help you to test your knowledge. We hope you enjoy uncovering interesting stats about the health
implications, causes and solutions of air pollution.
START THE QUIZ
How many premature deaths are there each year from air pollution?
650,000 65 million6.5 million
How many premature deaths are there each year from air pollution?
650,000 65 million6.5 million
Source: Prüss-Ustün, A., Wolf, J., Corvalán, C., Bos, R. and Neira, M. (2016). Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: A Global Assessment of the Burden of Disease from Environmental Risks. World Health Organization. Link. Around 3.8 million premature deaths are caused by indoor air pollution each
year, the vast majority of them in the developing world.
Which of these commuters are least exposed to air pollution on a street?
bus pedestriancar cyclist
Which of these commuters are least exposed to air pollution on a street?
Source: In a study of European cities, pedestrians were shown to be the “most consistently least exposed of all across studies”, compared to those on bus, bicycle and car. Audrey de Nazelle, Olivier Bode, Juan Pablo Orjuela, (2016) Comparison of air pollution exposures in active vs. passive travel modes in
Those living closest to major traffic arteries are how much more likely to be
diagnosed with dementia?
1.2% 120%12%
Those living closest to major traffic arteries are how much more likely to be
diagnosed with dementia?
1.2% 120%12%
Source: Chen, Kwong, Copes, Tu, Villeneuve, van Donkelaar, PhD et al. (2017), Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and
multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study, The Lancet. Link
If you look globally at how energy is created, is more created from burning
wood or from wind and solar put together?
6x more from wood
6x more from wind & solarroughly the same
If you look globally at how energy is created, is more created from burning
wood or from wind and solar put together?
Source: International Energy Agency, Key World Energy Statistics, 2018. Link.Wood is 6.9% of the world’s total primary energy supply, whereas solar and wind
are 1.2%. Solar and wind have been more than half the global new electricity capacity every year since 2015, and are generating around 7.5% of all electricity in
How many people use solid fuels and open fires for cooking, heating, and
lighting?
1 billion 5 billion3 billion
How many people use solid fuels and open fires for cooking, heating, and
lighting?
1 billion 5 billion3 billion
Source: United Nations Environment Programme, Actions on Air Quality, 2014. Link.
Natural Capital Partners works with its clients to finance improved cookstove projects to deliver emission reductions and sustainable development outcomes
One important measure of air pollution is PM2.5: particles smaller than 2.5
micrometers. How big is 2.5 micrometers compared to
the width of a human hair?
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7-70 times thinner 700-7000 times thinner
70-700 times thinner
One important measure of air pollution is PM2.5: particles smaller than 2.5
micrometers. How big is 2.5 micrometers compared to
the width of a human hair?
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Source: PM2.5 refers to 2.5 micrometers (μm). Human hair has been found to be 17 μm to 181 μm Ley, Brian, Elert, Glenn (ed.), Diameter of a human hair, 1999,
The Physics Factbook
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What percentage of the world’s waste is burned?
20% 60%40%
What percentage of the world’s waste is burned?
20% 60%40%
Source: Wiedinmyer, Yokelson and Gullett, Global emissions of trace gases, particulate matter, and hazardous air pollutants from open burning of domestic
waste, 2014. Link.Natural Capital Partners works with its clients to finance landfill to gas projects to
deliver emission reductions across the world. Explore the projects here.
Which of these did not happen in Beijing between 2013 and 2017?
a 35% drop in PM2.5
levels
the Olympic Games
a ban on burning coal
for heat
the closure all of its
coal power stations
Which of these did not happen in Beijing between 2013 and 2017?
The Olympic Games took place in Beijing in 2008. The measures were part of Beijing’s 2013 Clean Air Action Plan. It was costly and controversial. Four gas-
fired power stations were constructed and by 2017, 70% of Beijing’s power was estimated to come from outside of the city. Sources: China Dialogue, China releases 2020 action plan for air pollution, 2018. Link. and China Dialogue,
Goodbye to six decades of coal power in Beijing, 2017. Link.
Project Drawdown ranks the 80 top solutions to climate change in order of their emission reduction or removal potential in the next 30 years. Of the top 10 solutions,
how many would directly or indirectly improve air quality if implemented?
6 108
Project Drawdown ranks the 80 top solutions to climate change in order of their emission reduction or removal potential in the next 30 years. Of the top 10 solutions,
how many would directly or indirectly improve air quality if implemented?
6 108Source: Project Drawdown. The top 10 solutions are: Refrigerant Management,
Wind Turbines (Onshore), Reduced Food Waste, Plant-Rich Diet, Tropical Forests, Educating Girls, Family Planning, Solar Farms, Silvopasture, Rooftop Solar. All
solutions would either directly improve air quality or indirectly through reducing deforestation or the burning of fossil fuels. Link.
What percentage of India’s electricity mix is coal?
55% 95%75%
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What percentage of India’s electricity mix is coal?
55% 95%75%
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Source: MIT Technology Review, India’s Dilemma, 2019. Link. “The scale of renewables that India is trying to add in seven years took Germany two decades.
And we’re doing it much earlier in our development,” said Arunabha Ghosh, CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water. Natural Capital Partners delivers
carbon finance to help accelerate the growth of projects like Selco and India Solar Water Heating which use renewable solar power to help small businesses and
households have a reliable, clean and cheaper source of electricity.
Replacing open fires with wood-burning chimney stoves will reduce exposures to
PM2.5 by how much?
25% 85%55%
Replacing open fires with wood-burning chimney stoves will reduce exposures to
PM2.5 by how much?
25% 85%55%
Source: US Aid, Clean Cooking to Protect Maternal and Child Health, 2017. Link.
Natural Capital Partners works with its clients to finance improved cookstove projects to deliver emission reductions and sustainable development outcomes