Ciht Podcasts - Transport

Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year. World Health Organisation data shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air that exceeds WHO guideline limits. And UK air pollution is 'linked to 40,000 early deaths a year'The podcast is in support of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies. This episode explores the links between air pollution and transport. Featuring on the podcast: Andrea Lee - Campaigns and Policy Manager, Clean Air at Client Earth and Dr Suzanne Bartington from the University of Birmingham who is a Clinical Research Fellow in Environmental Health and Honorary Consultant in Public Health.In 2013 Ella Addo-Kissi-Deborah died at the age of 9. In the Coroner - Philip Barlow’s - report he highlighted the medical cause of death as:1a) Acute respiratory failure 1b) Severe asthma 1c) Air pollution exposure Ella is the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate; the implications of this are explored in