Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBreathing Inequality: When Clean Air Is a Luxury
Season 2 Episode 13
Air pollution is often described as an environmental problem. In reality, it is a poverty problem.
This episode of Clean Air Report Ghana examines how…
8 months, 1 week ago
The African Air Quality School: Building Clean Air Champions Across Africa
Season 2 Episode 12
Clean air advocacy in Africa is taking shape in lecture halls, laboratories, and everyday conversations far beyond policy spaces. In this episode of …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Pollution, Mapped: What the Numbers Reveal About Accra’s Air
Season 2 Episode 11
Across 13 municipal assemblies in Accra, detailed air quality monitoring has exposed hidden pollution hotspots, linking everyday activities to seriou…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
From Guesswork to Evidence: Accra’s Air Quality Finally Measured
Season 2 Episode 10
Accra is getting something it has never had before: a clear, real-time picture of the air its residents breathe. In just two years, the Breathe Accra…
9 months ago
The Air That’s Killing Us: Ghana in the Global Pollution Crisis
Season 2 Episode 9
Air pollution is now the world’s second leading cause of early death — right behind high blood pressure. In 2023 alone, it claimed 7.9 million lives …
9 months, 1 week ago
Shining a Light on Ghana’s Pollution Problem and Solutions: Albert Oppong Ansah
Season 2 Episode 8
Award-winning journalist Albert Oppong Ansah joins host Michael Asharley to share how powerful storytelling can help Ghana breathe cleaner air.
In thi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Funding the Fight for Clean Air
Season 2 Episode 7
Michael Asharley explores a stunning global paradox: while air pollution kills nearly 8 million people a year, funding for cleaner air is rapidly dis…
10 months ago
Pennies for Clean Air, Billions for Fossil Fuels
Season 2 Episode 6
Air pollution kills an estimated 28,000 Ghanaians every year — and costs the country up to $2.8 billion in lost productivity. Yet, as the crisis deep…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Mercury as a Dangerous Air Pollutant: The Hidden Cost of Gold Extraction in Ghana
Season 2 Episode 5
In Ghana’s gold towns, the danger isn’t always underground — it’s in the air.
Michael Asharley investigates a new report by the FCDO, Pure Earth, and …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
When the Air Turns Toxic: How Pollution Fuels Breast Cancer and Hypertension
Season 2 Episode 4
This week on Clean Air Report Ghana, host Michael Asharley connects the dots between the air we breathe and the diseases we fear most. It’s Breast Ca…
10 months, 3 weeks ago