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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.
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Journal article / This paper recommends improvements to the WHO's 2018 global ambient air quality database to enable better city comparisons.
Feature / SEI researchers discuss the health impacts of air pollution, and the related health questions and policy lessons emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Perspective / A narrow focus on removal-based offsets -- such as those for forestry projects -- can be counterproductive to meeting climate goals.
Feature / Highlighting how pollution, in its various forms, disproportionately affects women and why policies to address pollution must consider gender.
Feature / SEI's Peter Erickson joined a panel of experts to discuss the importance of ensuring equity when transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Feature / Explore the results from our Initiative on Behaviour and Choice, including a toolkit for behaviour-based development interventions and examples of its use.
Other publication / The first national assessment of air pollutant emission levels and the expected benefits of air pollutant emission control measures in Côte d’Ivoire.
Other publication / A practical framework to identify, prioritise and include measures increasing a country’s climate change mitigation ambition by improving local air quality.
Media coverage / SEI Research Associate May Thazin Aung co-authored a blog post for the Bangkok Tribune on the complexity behind Thailand's biofuel policies.
