Air pollution is no longer merely a technical issue discussed by environmentalists or scientists. Today, from Tel Aviv to Haifa, from Istanbul to Delhi, millions of people wake up every morning inside an invisible threat. Due to traffic, industrial activity, rapid urbanization, and the steady disappearance of green spaces, clean air is no longer a naturally guaranteed right, but a strategic necessity that must be protected.

According to United Nations data, the majority of the world’s population now lives in areas that fall below acceptable air quality standards, turning this issue into not only an environmental crisis, but also a global economic and public health challenge. In densely populated cities especially, respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, and the decline in overall quality of life linked to air pollution are no longer problems governments can afford to ignore. As a result, many countries have started discussing not only how........

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