Air Pollution Protest in Jakarta

Greenpeace activists hold a theatrical action at the Forestry and Environment Ministry office to respond to the worst condition of air pollution in Jakarta. In Southeast Asia, Jakarta and Hanoi are the region’s two most polluted cities. With Beijing’s air quality improving, Jakarta risks overtaking China’s famously polluted capital soon.

Unique identifier: GP0STT2B8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 05/03/2019

Locations: Indonesia, Jakarta, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Jurnasyanto Sukarno / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Air Pollution Protest in Jakarta

Greenpeace activists hold a theatrical action at the Indonesian Forestry and Environment Ministry office to respond to the worst condition of air pollution in Jakarta.
Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.
The latest data compiled in the IQAir AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report and interactive world’s most polluted cities ranking, prepared in collaboration with Greenpeace Southeast Asia, reveals the state of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in 2018. It highlights a widespread but unequal distribution of PM2.5 pollution and limited access to public information.
In Southeast Asia, Jakarta and Hanoi are the region’s two most polluted cities. With Beijing’s air quality improving, Jakarta risks overtaking China’s famously polluted capital soon.

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