International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2024

Feature / Workshop participants tested a new tool for planning strategies to reduce emissions, improve air quality and promote sustainable mobility across Indonesia.

Feature / Discover the health impacts and cross-benefits of clean air and climate change in this Q&A with SEI researcher Chris Malley.

Other publication / The Africa Clean Air Program brief gives recommendations on how reducing air pollution can benefit human health, climate and crop production.

Past event / SEI's Kevin Hicks speaks at the 2024 Clean Air for blue skies webinar on incentives for green mobility in emerging economies in Africa.

Past event / Read findings and reflections from our citizen science air quality monitoring in UK schools as presented at the UKRI/Met Office Clean Air Programme Conference.

Past event / Jenniffer Pedraza is presenting her work developing emissions scenarios in Latin America and the Caribbean at this global atmospheric chemistry conference.

Feature / The Climate and Clean Air conference brought together partners to discuss a shared agenda for clean air and climate change. SEI researchers share key takeaways.

Feature / SEI and Bogotá’s environment agency are collaborating on an approach to reduce black carbon.

Feature / SEI York Centre Director Sarah West was interviewed for a recent briefing for the UK parliament.

Feature / Learn how SEI’s guide is aiding companies in pinpointing and curbing their air pollution footprint.

Feature / The Indonesia-UK PACT project has launched a competition to redesign a significant bus terminal in Greater Medan, Indonesia.

Feature / At the INGENIOUS webinar, Sarah West and indoor air quality experts emphasized the need for further research to promote indoor air quality in all UK households.

Feature / Explore key takeaways on how young people can combat air pollution and climate change.

Feature / A wide slate of new features makes LEAP easier to use and more comprehensive than ever for energy modelling, policymaking and research.

Feature / SEI researchers are supporting Ugandan government officials in tackling the pressing issue of short-lived climate pollutants.

Feature / On UK Clean Air Day, SEI York researchers explore the potential for UK-led initiatives to inspire and guide global policies and actions toward cleaner air.

Feature / Ahead of the UK general election, experts urge the next government to adopt a unified strategy to improve indoor air quality for better public health.

Feature / This episode sheds light on Thailand's groundbreaking legislation to empower citizens in the battle against air pollution.

Perspective / This op-ed offers key insights into a new report featuring contributions from SEI York and SEI Africa, originally published in The Conversation.

Perspective / Extreme heat affects low-income communities the most; better urban planning and social support are needed to counter the health risks and economic costs. 

Perspective / This op-ed offers key insights into 2024 UNEA-6 resolution on air quality with contributions from SEI researchers, originally published in the Clean Air Journal

Journal article / Using arts-based approaches, researchers worked with communities in Nairobi to empower people to take action on air pollution.

Journal article / The SAMHE project introduces a novel method to generate and analyze extensive datasets via collaborative citizen science methods, in this case with UK schools.

Journal article / Researchers developed an enhanced methodology to estimate future health burdens from air pollution. The new estimates improved strikingly upon previous metrics.

Journal article / Carbon monoxide exposure poses a health risk to many urban residents in sub-Saharan Africa, with concentrations at their highest as evening meals are prepared.

Journal article / The SAMHE Web App was co-designed with schools to ensure maximum acceptance and engagement by teachers and pupils, as this is critical to the project's success.

Other publication / Thirty-seven actions in five key sectors could be the key to tackling climate change and air pollution in Africa simultaneously.

Journal article / Researchers from our York and Asia centres contributed to the first national and provincial air pollutant emissions inventory for Lao PDR.

Journal article / Analysis shows that Colombia's SLCP targets are well within reach thanks to careful planning and capacity building.

Journal article / The implementation of Pakistan's Clean Air Policy could reduce emissions of air pollutants by up to 80% by 2050.

Project / The project supports the development of an Africa Clean Air Program continental roadmap and implementation plans.

Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.

Project / A citizen science project monitoring indoor air, created with and for UK schools.

Project / Air pollution is a serious threat to the health of humans and ecosystems, yet is largely invisible and so out of the public consciousness.

Project / The project works with the Bogotá Environmental Agency to develop diverse pathways for air quality management.

Project / 15-minute cities propose urban redesigns aiming to cut carbon emissions and improve quality of life.

Project / SEI at the University of York is collaborating with the City of York to develop a retrofit one-stop shop to help the city achieve its net zero goals.