Jane Burston is Clean Air Fund’s founding Chief Executive Officer. Clean Air Fund is a global philanthropic organisation working with governments, funders, businesses and campaigners to create a future where everyone breathes clean air.
Before setting up the organisation, Jane worked as Head of Climate and Energy Science in the UK Government, where she was responsible for the UK greenhouse gas inventory and a £45m science programme. Previously, as Head of Energy and Environment at the National Physical Laboratory, Jane managed a team of 150 scientists working in air quality, greenhouse gas measurement and renewable energy.
Jane is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Clean Air, previously serving as the council’s co-chair for 5 years. She is also a commissioner of the global Our Common Air commission.
Jane has a background in social enterprise and management consulting and a first-class degree in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.
Jane has spoken at Davos, numerous UN Climate Change Conferences and the UN General Assembly. She has been interviewed about air pollution and the movement for clean air by the New York Times, BBC Times Radio and for numerous podcasts. In January 2021, Jane delivered a Letter to the 21st Century on BBC Radio 4.
In 2020, Jane was profiled as one of WIRED’s changemakers of tomorrow. She was named as a ‘Young Global Leader’ of the World Economic Forum, as one of the ‘40 under 40’ European Young Leaders and was previously a UK Social Entrepreneur of the year.
Jane is also a trustee of Parkinson’s UK and a keen triathlete.
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从迪拜到德里再到华盛顿特区，有关空气污染的头条新闻随处可见。年复一年，空气污染的形势正愈加严峻。讽刺的是，就在COP28的第一个“健康日”上，迪拜空气污染飙升，天空被雾霾笼罩。最新发布在《英国医学杂志》的报告为我们提供了每年因室外空气污染而死亡的人数：目前，全世界每年因此死亡的人数超过了800万。
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新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大によるロックダウン措置が、世界中の都市で空気の質に影響を与えたというニュースは、この数か月ですっかりお馴染みになりました。
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