As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities.
Reassessing agricultural practices, irrigation, handling of crop residue and prevention of open fires could be a win-win for air quality and quality of life.
As the number of vehicles officially outnumber people in Malaysia at 33.3 million registered vehicles, the number of tyres are, at the very least, quadruple that amount.