Brazil

Air Tracker expands to Rio de Janeiro, helping officials enforce air quality standards
Derek Schwabe / Nov 19, 2024

What’s new: At the Urban 20 Mayors (U20) Summit, Environmental Defense Fund announced the expansion of Air Tracker—its cutting-edge air quality monitoring tool—to Rio de Janeiro today. Air Tracker is ...
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Six ways to ramp up climate and clean air action in 2025
Sarah Vogel / Nov 08, 2024

2024 has been a significant year for the climate and air pollution crisis, both in terms of the mounting impacts and increased action. Extreme climate events like hurricanes and wildfires ...
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New #WorldCleanAirDay podcast: How we’re adapting Air Tracker in the U.S., China and soon Brazil
Derek Schwabe / Sep 06, 2024

On September 7, for the 5th International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, EDF is highlighting how our cutting-edge tools are advancing the fight against air pollution in a ...
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EDF team visits Brazil to expand Air Tracker, support clean air action
Tammy Thompson / Jul 03, 2024

What’s new: Our recent trip to Brazil in June gave EDF the opportunity to formalize partnerships with city and state officials in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as these ...
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EDF partners with Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change on strategy to update air quality standards
Sergio Sanchez / Mar 25, 2024

What’s new: EDF’s Global Clean Air (GCA) team met earlier this month with a working group within Brazil’s national government charged with updating the country’s air quality standards. EDF is ...
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