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28/11/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Asia's air pollution problem

Why is the continent becoming a global hot spot for air pollution?

We find out how lives and livelihoods are being impacted in the major cities of Delhi, Lahore, Taipei and Jakarta - and the cost of air pollution to the global economy.

It’s the week of the Climate Change Conference or COP28, and as leaders from around the world meet in the UAE to talk about how to tackle global warming, we take a look at one urgent issue: air pollution.  

According to World Health Organisation data, nearly seven million lives are lost prematurely each year due to harmful air. 

In this edition. Devina Gupta explores the air problem affecting major cities in Asia - to the cities of Delhi, Lahore, Taipei and Jakarta - to find out how lives and livelihoods are being impacted, and what can be done. 

(Picture: The Swaminarayan Akshardham temple under a thick layer of smog in Delhi, India. Credit: Harish Tyagi/Shutterstock)

Presented and produced by Devina Gupta.

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