Smoke and mirrors

The bottom line is we need tough action and at scale - it must be transformative enough so that it can beat the galloping pollution

This is the third in my series on the National Capital Region’s (NCR’s) air pollution emergency. I first discussed what had been done to reduce emission to date. Then I wrote on the “nature” of the crisis — why we choke in winter and why we need to do more. This time, I want to talk about what needs to be done with urgency and at scale befitting the crisis. I want to write about this, otherwise the smoke will be deflected off the mirrors — we will be angry, indeed outraged, about the air we breathe; but we will