Climate change and air pollution must be tackled together -WMO

FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from the Niederaussem lignite power plant, in Niederaussem, Germany, January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in isolation, a report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday showed.

"Heatwaves worsen air quality, with knock-on effects on human health, ecosystems, agriculture and indeed our daily lives," said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas in a statement.