On Jun. 22, 2015, I was studying in Santiago, Chile as part of the Wake Forest Southern Cone program and witnessed the most polluted day in the city in two decades. The authorities in Santiago called for a “pre-emergency” the night before and mandated that around 680,000 cars stay off the streets for the day to reduce pollution levels. If your license plate ended in a certain number you were required to stay off the streets and would be subjected to a pretty heavy fine if you were caught driving. Needless to say, public transportation was chaotic that day.
Climate change hurts the poor most
