Africa urged to adopt green transport to combat air pollution


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  • Saturday, 24 Sep 2022

NAIROBI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- An expert from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Friday called on African nations to adopt green transport modes to combat air pollution.

Danube Kirt Ngongang, the technical air quality expert at the UNEP, said in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the continent's transport sector is a major source of pollutants due to heavy reliance on fossil fuels to drive the sector.

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