10 Cities With The Cleanest Air In The World

30 MAY, 2023 Adhya Moona

WHERE IS THE CLEANEST AIR?

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1. HELSINKI, FINLAND

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2. reykjavik, iceland

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3. VIENNA, AUSTRIA

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4. sTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

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5. VICTORIA, CANADA

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6. TALLINN, ESTONIA

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7. the hague

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8. gothenburg, sweden

[{"selector":"#anim-b063fb8d-7f0d-4ce1-9f9a-1e2cea77b968","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fcb7978a-7bc4-4180-a474-06f4afe9843c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.50091%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af50e96f-f3ef-419e-884f-74012b492f7a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aca7cca9-4bf6-447a-91f9-4f689ecda310","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8fcc9f20-cc2e-438b-bc12-ce63b58726d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f93573a6-094e-42bb-a845-2d63ccb56a6b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-625b6fbf-dbdb-4db0-a250-74b22e181173","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.96829%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad5f7b45-1c0b-441e-a018-03e76c075137","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e5ec7f7-024a-431d-9b44-a361179f1391","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 811.93450%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a8deeef-ae99-4653-aad5-666831e4769d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.820737881140466%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Photo: UNSPLASH/DANA ANDREEA GHEORGHE Gothenburg has clean air because Sweden focuses on using cleaner fuels, implements carbon tax, has electric cars and buses operating. Gothenburg's US AQI: 8

9. zurich, switzerland

[{"selector":"#anim-2d33e242-ba96-49aa-9647-dffabcfe0133","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58b1277e-de28-4391-a3af-1326ba574072","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.50091%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a2afbad-317e-4633-a901-f7c473fd90ff","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dec78a41-e457-43c6-ac06-4d35b40b3461","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05b23a8d-7bb3-47c6-8250-32015fe1f049","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04c7ebdf-3c04-4931-aa84-57d30d94f823","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce6d130a-5a37-4e91-9e95-2f6ffe5d96c8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 157.32964%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a6d5e36-0b91-416c-950f-f524e142961b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ba6c644-7af3-442b-a0b8-8999871d6a67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 819.34204%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-408abc27-88d6-41b7-b3f5-4e007f667a07 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.480458344505884%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Photo: UNSPLASH/RICO REUTIMANN Switzerland is known to offer a high standard of living and some of the cleanest air in the world. Experience this in the city of Zurich. Zurich's US AQI: 35

10. oslo, norway

[{"selector":"#anim-6f81fb3d-5bbd-4328-8be5-b9d6292e917a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f55a7b9b-0f25-4ddb-b35f-f8d53c401be6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.50091%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e10a3c66-a16a-44c2-8a11-34b2204c0e23","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98a22d60-f20d-4abd-b081-6115a2ca3f5a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f19811bb-6790-40f7-9d5d-cdd520204a9b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1031e0e7-11bc-460c-bcf7-38974345c961","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b24dbf57-d468-4990-b9b7-e5404c8d30e5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 157.81547%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-915ce2d0-c158-4a85-8d11-af3f974f44f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e120191-fdc7-4576-87e8-79ffaeda4ca8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 819.34204%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e97d1eb-9414-41bd-a5e8-b73b3a328850 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.3225096704946%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Photo: UNSPLASH/OSCAR DANIEL RANGEL Oslo achieves high quality of air through various ways to curb emissions - Oslo has the highest concentration of electric cars in the world. US AQI: 16

CITIES IN INDIA

[{"selector":"#anim-319fac4d-e75c-474e-a0d6-35a2c33c941d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57d06571-59ae-4faf-b398-1ff3429144d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.50091%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7ed9023-4a73-4b81-9b30-4fef9e838e88","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ffb67dea-3bca-40d7-8b31-6bcda637be9d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-defbc781-9e9d-4705-81f9-d22723eff4d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1cce22b7-bb87-4609-93db-a43d8b59e6f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-456ce66d-9a32-4fac-8ce5-df199c93afd7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 187.47038%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32751a0e-d361-467e-8191-89e1adf02858","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-309fabe3-27ed-473f-88de-8b830dfd8d97","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 819.34204%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-155cb748-582e-46f2-96b5-b6c7b106fea3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(24.259033046929815%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Photo: UNSPLASH/KAIF Quite a few cities in India have highly polluted air. This is because of vehicular pollution, industrial emissions, construction dust, etc.

delhi

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mumbai

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