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Good air quality is vital to human health, agriculture and functioning ecosystems, and air pollution can have a big impact on the climate. SEI carries out pioneering research on the impacts of, and solutions to, air pollution, from household up to global scale.
More than 65% of the world's population are projected to live in cities by 2050, with major implications resource use, energy, water and sanitation, and health and well-being. At the same time urbanization can bring benefits, especially efficiency gains. SEI examines these challenges in the round to advance sustainable urbanization.
Event on 02 October – 03 October in Birmingham / Hear findings and reflections from our citizen science air quality monitoring in UK schools at the UKRI/Met Office Clean Air Programme Conference.
How can we meet the nutritional needs and expectations of a growing world population? And how do we do it without compromising long-term sustainability? SEI research explores the transition to sustainable food and agricultural systems.
Event on 29 October in Cali / At CBD COP16, experts analyze the challenges of value chains in the tropics and their potential for the bioeconomy.
Around 2.4 billion people use biomass fuels – wood, charcoal and animal dung – for their domestic energy needs. These are typically burned in inefficient stoves or on open fires, with serious consequences for health and the environment. SEI identifies and designs actions to help households transition to cleaner technologies and energy sources.
Past event / The African Union Commission convenes partners to discuss the roadmap for the Africa Clean Air Program at CCDA-XII.
Pollution from human activity threatens both human health and vital ecosystems. SEI looks at issues of air pollution from household up to global levels, for example how pollution links to climate mitigation, urbanization and public health, and the potential role of citizen science in pollution monitoring.
Event on 02 October – 03 October in Birmingham / Hear findings and reflections from our citizen science air quality monitoring in UK schools at the UKRI/Met Office Clean Air Programme Conference.
We assess the impacts of and work to reduce the levels of short-lived climate pollutants – such as soot, methane and ozone – in the atmosphere. These agents affect human health and contribute to global warming.
Event on 09 September – 13 September in Kuala Lumpur / Jenniffer Pedraza is presenting her work developing emissions scenarios in Latin America and the Caribbean at this global atmospheric chemistry conference.
SEI identifies policies and solutions that can support shifts toward clean and efficient transportation systems – which are vital to protect the climate and human health, and for sustainable cities.
Feature / Workshop participants tested a new tool for planning strategies to reduce emissions, improve air quality and promote sustainable mobility across Indonesia.
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