Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a challenge to improve international air quality. Some guidelines were set for different pollutants. However, within a week Indonesia is issuing an apology for being unable to control the air pollution blanketing neighboring Malaysia and Singapore.
Unfortunately, about 2 million people a year die from air pollution and many of these are in developing countries. Large cities around the world have air pollution problems but those cities in the developing world may lack any regulations controlling emissions of any kind. Air pollution does not recognize borders and where it is generated may not be the place where it has an impact. Global standards and recognition of the problems must be made beyond written agreements. While the impact on businesses and commerce is important what difference will it make if all your customers are dead?
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