Solving India’s air pollution: boost economy and save lives

• Improving India’s air quality is not just a health issue, it costs the Indian economy $95 billion per year.
• A new data-led report by Dalberg Advisors outlines the case for reducing air pollution to increase economic growth.
• Policymakers and businesses need to collaborate and invest in clean tech for the sake of a healthy society and economy.

India is in the process of improving its air quality. This is a much needed measure as 21 of the world’s 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India. New Delhi has the poorest air quality among cities globally, with PM2.5 concentration levels nearly 10 times the WHO target.

Conventional wisdom considers air pollution an unavoidable by-product of economic growth, thus limiting the urgent response to it. Often, GDP per capita and growth rate are linked to emissions levels, one predicting the other. This has framed an understanding for many businesses that growth and…

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