Wellcome 27d ago

We may think of carbon dioxide as the main culprit in climate change, but could tackling “super pollutants” provide an emergency break for global warming? Dr Tom Grylls tells Alisha Wainwright how we already have the tools to reduce these gases and particles, and Bidya Banmali Pradhan describes a successful effort to do just that by re-engineering brick kilns in Nepal. But this isn’t only a question of climate. Professor Zorana Andersen explains air pollution’s impact on our bodies, and we hear how a holistic view of climate and health could help slow down global warming and save millions of lives. Mentioned in this episode and further reading: What are super pollutants and how do they impact our health? - Wellcome (https://wellcome.org/insights/articles/what-are-super-pollutants-and-how-do-they-impact-our-health) Why reducing super pollutants isn’t just good for the climate – Clean Air Fund (https://www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/reducing-super-pollutants/) Building cleaner brick kilns in Nepal - CCAC (https://www.ccacoalition.org/projects/building-cleaner-brick-kilns-nepal) 00:00 Guest introduction: Dr Tom Grylls 02:36 What is a super pollutant? 09:50 Super pollutants and climate change 12:09 Focusing on black carbon 19:12 Brick Kilns project: a success story 28:13 The health impacts of black carbon 32:56 Using the research to inform policy 🔔 Subscribe to Wellcome on YouTube: https://wellc.me/3Blh0c1 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/wellcome-trust/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellcometrust/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/WellcomeTrust Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wellcometrust.bsky.social/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcometrust 🔗 MORE FROM WELLCOME: Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We want everyone to benefit from science’s potential to improve health and save lives. Read our latest stories, opinions and reports: https://wellcome.org/news-and-reports Learn more about our work: https://wellcome.org/what-we-do Find our latest funding opportunities: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding