{"id":136059,"date":"2024-12-16T07:52:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T05:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T07:52:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T05:52:53","slug":"only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Only seven countries in the world breathe safe air. Three of them are in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136059\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Scientists say that air pollution is a \u2018global health catastrophe\u2019. Only seven countries in the world met safe air pollution levels in 2023, according to a report by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. The World Air Quality Report, released earlier this year, draws on data from more than 30,000 monitoring stations in 134 countries, territories and regions. Of these, 124 were found to breach safe levels of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter), according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>These microscopic particles, measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter, can be inhaled deep into our lungs and even reach our bloodstreams. They have been linked to heart and lung disease, high blood pressure, increased asthma risk, depression and anxiety, and premature death. The video player is currently playing an ad.<\/p>\n<p>Which seven countries meet safe air quality levels?<br \/>\nThe seven countries that met the safe guideline of five micrograms per cubic metre of air (\u00b5g\/m3) or less were <strong>Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.<\/strong> Puerto Rico, Bermuda and French Polynesia also fell within safe levels. In Europe, Iceland had the cleanest air, with 4\u00b5g\/m3, followed by Estonia with 4.7\u00b5g\/m3 and Finland with 4.9\u00b5g\/m3.<\/p>\n<p>How bad is the air pollution in other European countries?<br \/>\nIn the yellow category &#8211; denoting pollution levels up to three times above the safe standard &#8211; European countries included Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Cyprus, Slovenia and Italy. Croatia showed the most progress in 2023 in lowering PM2.5 levels, with the annual average dropping more than 40 per cent compared to 2022. It has achieved this by increasing its use of renewables, which so far make up more than 31 per cent of the country\u2019s energy mix &#8211; well above the EU average of 23 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/12\/14\/only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/12\/14\/only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe\">Euronews Green<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/only-seven-countries-in-the-world-breathe-safe-air-three-of-them-are-in-europe\/\">Only seven countries in the world breathe safe air. 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