Pallavi Pant, PhD
@pallavipnt.bsky.social
Air quality | #scicomm #CleanAir | she/her
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#DYK we breathe up to 15,000 litres of air daily, along with pollutants that impact our health?
This interactive tool from @swisstph.ch shows how different pollutants affect the body in the short and long term.
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4aga4zD
This interactive tool from @swisstph.ch shows how different pollutants affect the body in the short and long term.
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4aga4zD
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#DYK we breathe up to 15,000 litres of air daily, along with pollutants that impact our health?
This interactive tool from @swisstph.ch shows how different pollutants affect the body in the short and long term.
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4aga4zD
This interactive tool from @swisstph.ch shows how different pollutants affect the body in the short and long term.
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4aga4zD
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1/2 #JobAlert: We’re #hiring a Research Lead/Associate Fellow, Energy Transitions in New Delhi. Our work focuses on explaining the entrenched patterns in the Indian energy sector, identifying key bottlenecks to a clean energy transition, and finding solutions to ease its challenges.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“Doctors in Delhi NCR are seeing increased cases of respiratory issues in emergency & OPDs, and all this madness and environmental destruction is happening without even a single major step taken to resolve it till now.” - Dr Dhruv Chauhan, IMA
www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi...
www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi...
No love in Delhi air
All-time high OPD cases, packed eye-care centres, and chemists are reporting unprecedented spikes in the sale of inhalers, cold syrups, and nasal sprays—Delhi’s
www.newindianexpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Doctors in Delhi NCR are seeing increased cases of respiratory issues in emergency & OPDs, and all this madness and environmental destruction is happening without even a single major step taken to resolve it till now.” - Dr Dhruv Chauhan, IMA
www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi...
www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi...
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Places are filling up fast for December's Air Quality in the 21st Century at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
It's a science adventure from the work of AQEG to net zero, health gains from air pollution actions, UFP, shipping, inequalities in exposure the ULEZ and more.
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
It's a science adventure from the work of AQEG to net zero, health gains from air pollution actions, UFP, shipping, inequalities in exposure the ULEZ and more.
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Places are filling up fast for December's Air Quality in the 21st Century at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
It's a science adventure from the work of AQEG to net zero, health gains from air pollution actions, UFP, shipping, inequalities in exposure the ULEZ and more.
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
It's a science adventure from the work of AQEG to net zero, health gains from air pollution actions, UFP, shipping, inequalities in exposure the ULEZ and more.
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
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"Between 2000 & 2023, the total number of NCD deaths attributable to air pollution increased by 13.5%, from 5.99 million to 6.8 million."
More on this important public health issue & the steps being taken to address it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3rsfeeac
@cleanairfund.bsky.social #AirQuality #SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs
More on this important public health issue & the steps being taken to address it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3rsfeeac
@cleanairfund.bsky.social #AirQuality #SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs
9 out of 10 air pollution deaths are from non-communicable diseases
Poor air quality is the second leading risk factor for death, with noncommunicable diseases causing 86% of deaths linked to air pollution.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Between 2000 & 2023, the total number of NCD deaths attributable to air pollution increased by 13.5%, from 5.99 million to 6.8 million."
More on this important public health issue & the steps being taken to address it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3rsfeeac
@cleanairfund.bsky.social #AirQuality #SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs
More on this important public health issue & the steps being taken to address it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3rsfeeac
@cleanairfund.bsky.social #AirQuality #SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs
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Applications are still open for the @openaq.org Ambassadors Program!
Passionate about clean air and based in Africa, apply for 9 months of air quality training, open data skills, leadership growth & global collaboration.
Open to emerging leaders across 29 African countries.
Apply: bit.ly/4idwDXP
Passionate about clean air and based in Africa, apply for 9 months of air quality training, open data skills, leadership growth & global collaboration.
Open to emerging leaders across 29 African countries.
Apply: bit.ly/4idwDXP
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Applications are still open for the @openaq.org Ambassadors Program!
Passionate about clean air and based in Africa, apply for 9 months of air quality training, open data skills, leadership growth & global collaboration.
Open to emerging leaders across 29 African countries.
Apply: bit.ly/4idwDXP
Passionate about clean air and based in Africa, apply for 9 months of air quality training, open data skills, leadership growth & global collaboration.
Open to emerging leaders across 29 African countries.
Apply: bit.ly/4idwDXP
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1/7 NEW ISSUE BRIEF: India’s #airpollution crisis cannot be solved without addressing key structural and institutional constraints such as reforming our environmental regulatory regime – one that remains under-capacitated, poorly equipped, and under-funded.
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
1/7 NEW ISSUE BRIEF: India’s #airpollution crisis cannot be solved without addressing key structural and institutional constraints such as reforming our environmental regulatory regime – one that remains under-capacitated, poorly equipped, and under-funded.
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#AirPollution affects millions, and the first step towards stronger action is understanding the science behind it.
These expert-led FAQs remain one of the clearest tools for breaking down what causes pollution, who is most affected, and what solutions work.
Read the FAQs here.
These expert-led FAQs remain one of the clearest tools for breaking down what causes pollution, who is most affected, and what solutions work.
Read the FAQs here.
Air pollution raises urgent questions and science has the answers. Scientists worldwide have answered 24 of the most pressing ones, from sources & health impacts to solutions for cleaner cities.
📖 Explore the FAQs: bit.ly/3JSAWuq
#CleanAir4Africa
📖 Explore the FAQs: bit.ly/3JSAWuq
#CleanAir4Africa
Frequently Asked Questions on Air Pollution
The theme of this year’s International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is Racing for Air, reflecting that air pollution does not recognize borders and slows everyone down. It is a global crisis that r...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#AirPollution affects millions, and the first step towards stronger action is understanding the science behind it.
These expert-led FAQs remain one of the clearest tools for breaking down what causes pollution, who is most affected, and what solutions work.
Read the FAQs here.
These expert-led FAQs remain one of the clearest tools for breaking down what causes pollution, who is most affected, and what solutions work.
Read the FAQs here.
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Black carbon has us stuck in a vicious cycle: intensifying wildfires, harming health and degrading #AirQuality.
@climatevisuals.bsky.social new photo series exposes the super pollutant's devastating impacts across Brazil's Amazon region.
Explore and download for free 🔽
https://bit.ly/49FK6Fn
@climatevisuals.bsky.social new photo series exposes the super pollutant's devastating impacts across Brazil's Amazon region.
Explore and download for free 🔽
https://bit.ly/49FK6Fn
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Black carbon has us stuck in a vicious cycle: intensifying wildfires, harming health and degrading #AirQuality.
@climatevisuals.bsky.social new photo series exposes the super pollutant's devastating impacts across Brazil's Amazon region.
Explore and download for free 🔽
https://bit.ly/49FK6Fn
@climatevisuals.bsky.social new photo series exposes the super pollutant's devastating impacts across Brazil's Amazon region.
Explore and download for free 🔽
https://bit.ly/49FK6Fn
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📢 NEW from #COP30: 9 countries announce they’ll tackle major sources of black carbon emissions: Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda.
A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...
A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
📢 NEW from #COP30: 9 countries announce they’ll tackle major sources of black carbon emissions: Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda.
A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...
A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...
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Welcome to our newest AfriCAN partners!
We’re excited to continue expanding a diverse network of organisations working to advance clean air across the continent.
Together, we’re strengthening collaboration across sectors, and shaping a sustainable future for Africa.
We’re excited to continue expanding a diverse network of organisations working to advance clean air across the continent.
Together, we’re strengthening collaboration across sectors, and shaping a sustainable future for Africa.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Welcome to our newest AfriCAN partners!
We’re excited to continue expanding a diverse network of organisations working to advance clean air across the continent.
Together, we’re strengthening collaboration across sectors, and shaping a sustainable future for Africa.
We’re excited to continue expanding a diverse network of organisations working to advance clean air across the continent.
Together, we’re strengthening collaboration across sectors, and shaping a sustainable future for Africa.
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A Critical Reflection on Air Quality Monitoring in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's air monitoring is underdeveloped amid rapid growth. Details challenges and offers a path forward through tech, policy, and partnerships.
ow.ly/slqc50XrybX
#Ethiopia #AirQualityMonitoring
Ethiopia's air monitoring is underdeveloped amid rapid growth. Details challenges and offers a path forward through tech, policy, and partnerships.
ow.ly/slqc50XrybX
#Ethiopia #AirQualityMonitoring
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A Critical Reflection on Air Quality Monitoring in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's air monitoring is underdeveloped amid rapid growth. Details challenges and offers a path forward through tech, policy, and partnerships.
ow.ly/slqc50XrybX
#Ethiopia #AirQualityMonitoring
Ethiopia's air monitoring is underdeveloped amid rapid growth. Details challenges and offers a path forward through tech, policy, and partnerships.
ow.ly/slqc50XrybX
#Ethiopia #AirQualityMonitoring
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HEI is pleased to launch its Summer Fellowship Program for a fourth year!
The Fellowship Program aims to encourage rising juniors and seniors to explore research opportunities in the environmental health sciences.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/42u2wt35
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The Fellowship Program aims to encourage rising juniors and seniors to explore research opportunities in the environmental health sciences.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/42u2wt35
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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
HEI is pleased to launch its Summer Fellowship Program for a fourth year!
The Fellowship Program aims to encourage rising juniors and seniors to explore research opportunities in the environmental health sciences.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/42u2wt35
1/2
The Fellowship Program aims to encourage rising juniors and seniors to explore research opportunities in the environmental health sciences.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/42u2wt35
1/2
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International collaboration drives daily, integrated global air quality forecasts. Hear from Guy Brasseur, Senior Scientist and Group Leader at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, as he explains how Europe is leading progress in atmospheric modelling.
#CopernicusAtmosphere
#CopernicusAtmosphere
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
International collaboration drives daily, integrated global air quality forecasts. Hear from Guy Brasseur, Senior Scientist and Group Leader at Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, as he explains how Europe is leading progress in atmospheric modelling.
#CopernicusAtmosphere
#CopernicusAtmosphere
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African cities in the @c40cities.bsky.social network are taking #CleanAir action alongside urban growth.
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
How cities are tackling the silent killer of air pollution
Air pollution kills 13 people globally every minute. Cities are waking up to this fact, and now these initiatives are making progress to cut air pollution.
www.weforum.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
African cities in the @c40cities.bsky.social network are taking #CleanAir action alongside urban growth.
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Following protests against severe pollution, India’s main opposition leader upheld “the right to clean air” as “a basic human right.” Will pollution finally become a political issue in India?
thediplomat.com/2025/11/as-c...
#IndiaAQ #AirPollution
thediplomat.com/2025/11/as-c...
#IndiaAQ #AirPollution
As COP30 Discusses Climate Action, Indian Capital Sees Pollution Protests
Following protests against severe pollution, India’s main opposition leader upheld “the right to clean air” as “a basic human right.” Will pollution finally become a political issue in India?
thediplomat.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Following protests against severe pollution, India’s main opposition leader upheld “the right to clean air” as “a basic human right.” Will pollution finally become a political issue in India?
thediplomat.com/2025/11/as-c...
#IndiaAQ #AirPollution
thediplomat.com/2025/11/as-c...
#IndiaAQ #AirPollution
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3/3 in light of the rising air pollution in India's urban centres. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/Xy_wiCoZlOM
Why India Needs This Map: The Science and Politics of Cleaning Air Pollution
YouTube video by Earth Chakra
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
3/3 in light of the rising air pollution in India's urban centres. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/Xy_wiCoZlOM
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Super pollutants like methane, black carbon & HFCs warm the planet faster than CO₂ and worsen #AirQuality. Cutting them brings quick wins for health & climate.
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Super pollutants like methane, black carbon & HFCs warm the planet faster than CO₂ and worsen #AirQuality. Cutting them brings quick wins for health & climate.
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
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The AfriCAN Resources Hub brings together the latest research, tools & data to support clean air action across Africa.
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The AfriCAN Resources Hub brings together the latest research, tools & data to support clean air action across Africa.
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
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#CopernicusAtmosphere daily mean PM2.5 surface concentration forecasts showing development of #airpollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plain between 1 October & 10 November 2025. More info + data access ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/datasets/cam... #airquality @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#CopernicusAtmosphere daily mean PM2.5 surface concentration forecasts showing development of #airpollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plain between 1 October & 10 November 2025. More info + data access ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/datasets/cam... #airquality @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
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Northern Thailand faces yearly haze as maize fields are burned for animal feed production.
Crackdowns haven’t worked — struggling farmers keep burning as yields fall and debts grow.
Crackdowns haven’t worked — struggling farmers keep burning as yields fall and debts grow.
Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand
MAE CHAM/OMKOI, Thailand — Rain lashed down in the northern Thai village of Nong Krating as Sawattiphon Wongkasettakon described the worsening air pollution that sweeps in through the mountains here…
news.mongabay.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Northern Thailand faces yearly haze as maize fields are burned for animal feed production.
Crackdowns haven’t worked — struggling farmers keep burning as yields fall and debts grow.
Crackdowns haven’t worked — struggling farmers keep burning as yields fall and debts grow.
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Among the areas reporting the highest pollution levels were Bawana (441), Rohini and Jahangirpuri (434), Mundka (431) and RK Puram (422).
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10884...
#delhi #delhipollution
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#delhi #delhipollution
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Among the areas reporting the highest pollution levels were Bawana (441), Rohini and Jahangirpuri (434), Mundka (431) and RK Puram (422).
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10884...
#delhi #delhipollution
Read more: scroll.in/latest/10884...
#delhi #delhipollution
Thousands of people staged protest at Delhi's India Gate with masks and placards. Police detained several protesting at India Gate against air pollution in Delhi.
www.dnaindia.com/india/report...
#IndiaAQ
www.dnaindia.com/india/report...
#IndiaAQ
Delhi air pollution: Protests at India gate, thousands gathered with masks, placards 'saans to lene do', several detained, WATCH
Thousands of people staged protest at Delhi's India Gate with masks and placards. Police detained several protesting at India Gate against air pollution in Delhi.
www.dnaindia.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thousands of people staged protest at Delhi's India Gate with masks and placards. Police detained several protesting at India Gate against air pollution in Delhi.
www.dnaindia.com/india/report...
#IndiaAQ
www.dnaindia.com/india/report...
#IndiaAQ
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💨Delhi can’t clean the air without clean data.
Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises But Trust In Official Data Falls - Health Policy Watch
NEW DELHI - Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
💨Delhi can’t clean the air without clean data.
Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁