Joint statement on International Day of Clean Air for blue skies by Jorge Daniel Taillant, Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Executive Director, Barbara Hendrie, United Nations Environment Programme North America Office Director (UNEP RONA), and Ani Dasgupta, World Resources Institute (WRI) President & CEO
Today, as we gather in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies and this year’s theme “The Air We Share,” we recognize the decades of action through partnerships that have significantly improved air quality in North America. We also recognize that tackling persistent challenges to improve air quality can result in climate change co-benefits, improve human health for our communities and advance environmental justice, through even stronger collaboration within and across borders.