Air Pollution in Jakarta Worsens during New Normal Transition

Based on data from AirVisual IQAir.com, Jakarta’s air quality at 6:39pm on June 15 was at 131 US AQI.

The figure thus positions Jakarta as the second-biggest contributor to air pollution after the city of New Delhi, which recorded a score of 142 US AQI.

Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner Bondan Andriyanu stressed that Jakarta’s air quality level must be immediately addressed.

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Bondan suggests an approach that will bring a systematic, long-term change in addressing Jakarta’s air quality problems.

“We must also address the source of the pollution directly, be it from a moving or unmoving subject,” said Bondan.

The effects of air pollution on overall health should be enough to make air pollution management a priority, he added.

Now, the city’s residents must not only cope with the risk of widespread Covid-19 infection but also with Jakarta’s poor air quality. 

(Writer: Holy Kartika Nurwigati Sumartiningtyas | Editor: Holy Kartika Nurwigati Sumartiningtyas) 

Source: https://www.kompas.com/sains/read/2020/06/17/163000923/polusi-udara-di-jakarta-nomor-dua-di-dunia-ahli-ingatkan-perlunya