I found lots of perspectives on air pollution from market
leading companies to people living in air polluted towns and cities around the
world. My first perspective was from Mercedes
Benz New Zealand. They stated that it’s the very nature of vehicle production that
leads to air pollutants, but said “It remains our goal to maintain our low
level of production emissions and also to achieve further reductions where
technologically and economically possible”. My second perspective was from BP
Global. Their perspective was that Air pollution is a major environmental risk to
health around the world and that all companies need to develop standards of air
quality around their site and regulations on how much they produce. They also
said “At our operating sites, we manage emissions to air through our local
operating management systems; we are developing plans to comply with applicable
legislation and aiming to minimize any potential impacts. We monitor our
emissions to air and ambient air quality to check our performance against our
plans”. Another perspective was from emirates airline. They said that airlines
are a major contribution to air pollution and that’s why their company buys the
most modern, quietest, low-emissions fleets in the world - with an average age
of just over six years, well below the global average of 14 years. They also said
that the aviation industry need to Invest billions of dollars in to low-emissions
aircrafts, and make sure to fly them in the most efficient way possible, because
this is one of the biggest contributions the sector can make to reduce their
carbon footprint, and their impact on the environment. Another perspective I got
was from some citizens living in polluted cities in china. Beijing resident Su
Zhiyu said "It's the smog season of the year again. Now I wonder if I can
live long enough to see it solved. If the government can't solve the problem
for the residents, [we] should at least have a day off on smoggy days,"
another resident said “There are too many cars. I don’t wear a mask because I’m
not afraid of death.” There has also been lots of protest around china as this
is becoming a serious health issue in their country. These are some
perspectives of companies and citizens on the issue of air pollution.
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