U.N. Environment Programme Report Highlights Need For Clean Cook Stoves, Other Efforts To Improve Air Quality

U.N. News Centre: U.N. report paints mixed picture of global responses to declining air quality
“Noting that from 2008 to 2013, air pollution levels in urban areas increased by eight percent, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) spotlights the need to support introduction of more renewable energies and clean cook stoves, some of the vital actions aimed at combating this public health emergency…” (5/24).

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