air pollution Archives

Boy sitting in front of a small electric fan in a school classroom.

An Atmosphere for Learning? (CHILI seminar)

Event on 05 October / In this CHILI seminar, Smriti Safaya presents findings from a scoping review of educational, behavioural, and communication interventions to improve school air.

12:00 BST / Available online

Young people’s experiences of breathing, air pollution and respiratory health in a large African city

Journal article / "Breathing well" is about more than air quality: cleanliness, population and building density and the presence of vegetation all make a difference.

2 October 2026 / About Cities and Pollution

Peter Akpos's hands are covered in soot from the abattoir. Peter is a roaster who has worked for 18 years at AGIP abattoir in Port Harcourt, where cow skins are burned over open fires. Peter is exposed to thick smoke almost every day as part of his work. Despite the health risks, Peter continues this labor to support himself and his family, reflecting the daily realities of workers in the local meat processing industry. Rivers State, Nigeria. January 6 2026.

Air quality science: the story of our research group

Feature / Discover how air quality research since the 1990s has shaped policy and highlighted the health, economic and social benefits of addressing air pollution.

21 September 2026 / About Pollution

Women from Majhora Village, in the Mahottari District of Nepal, make themselves warm during the evening. There was not any sun for one week in the village due to the winter fog. During the winter fog people burn agriculture byproducts more and more to keep them warm. The more they burn the more black carbon is produced, prolonging the fog and increasing its impact on the people of the Terai region during the winter season.

Estimating the vulnerability contribution to 1990–2019 changes in the health burden of ambient air pollution: a global modelling study

Journal article / This research examines how changes in population vulnerability and exposure to air pollutants affect global air pollution-related mortality trends.

15 September 2026 / About Pollution

Birds fly above burning waste at the municipal landfill in Teófilo Otoni. Minas Gerais State, Brazil. July 27 2025.

Hidden assets: the economic and health case for climate and clean air action

Other publication / The 2026 global economic assessment for climate and clean air action highlights the costs of inaction. Each year of delay could cost over USD 1.5 trillion.

7 September 2026 / About Finance and Pollution

Making the business case for better air quality

Feature / SEI and partners created a guide that gives businesses a practical way to measure both the air pollution and climate-changing emissions they generate.

7 September 2026 / About Pollution and Supply chains

Somalia’s technical experts convene to build air quality capacity

Feature / A three-day workshop in Mogadishu, supported by SEI Africa, ended with a new multisectoral working group to guide Somalia's air quality policy.

25 August 2026 / About Cities and Short lived climate pollutants

A charging station for electric vehicles in Nigeria

Climate and clean air action framework: an emission reduction guide for transport businesses in Nigeria

SEI report / A six-step roadmap for transport businesses in Nigeria to cut their emissions – and at the same time improve their operations and finances.

17 August 2026 / About Mitigation and Transport

Brown trees on blackened soil fill the top half, bright green trees and grass with light yellow houses and buildings at the bottom, divided by a road and intersection.

Assessing the impact of wildfires on the Swedish housing market: a case study of the 2014 Västmanland wildfire

Journal article / The largest wildfire in Sweden’s recent history affected nearby housing prices and time-on-market.

10 August 2026 / About Behaviour and choice