air pollution Archives

United Nations flag against a bright, cloudy sky

Feature / Leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit: get evidence-based insights and solutions that can be applied across the summit's action tracks.

20 September 2019 / About Cities, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Transport

National governments can unlock nearly $24 trillion by investing in zero-carbon cities

Press release / A new report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions is based off a three-year research effort from 50 leading institutions, including SEI.

19 September 2019 / About Fossil fuels and Mitigation

The mental health benefits of purposeful activities in public green spaces in urban and semi-urban neighbourhoods: a mixed-methods pilot and proof of concept study

Journal article / This pilot study shows that undertaking purposeful activity in public green space has the potential to promote health and prevent mental ill health.

30 July 2019 / About Cities and Wellbeing

Impacts of tropospheric ozone and climate change on Mexico wheat production

Journal article / The paper presents scenario modelling results predicting wheat yield loss due to ozone pollution in Mexico.

9 May 2019 / About Food and agriculture and Short lived climate pollutants

City plan for cleaner air and better health

Feature / SEI is helping develop legislation on air quality in Nairobi to improve the lives of the city’s most vulnerable people.

24 June 2019 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Measurement-based assessment of the regional contribution and drivers of reduction in annual and daily fine particulate matter impact metrics in Paris, France (2009–2018)

Journal article / Investigating changes in the conditions producing PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 25 μgm−3, and how long- and short-term metrics could be reduced further

6 May 2019 / About Cities, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants