Global Clean Air Blog

Efforts to fight air pollution are severely underfunded. Leaders in Latin America and across the Global South are calling for change at COP28 and beyond
Derek Schwabe / Nov 30, 2023

What’s new: The ministers of environment representing 33 countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region recently issued a joint declaration calling out the yawning gap between the funds ...

by Derek Schwabe

• November 30, 2023December 11, 2023 • Climate, Concerned Citizen, Energy, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Mexico, Partners, Public Health/Environmental Official

New science to help policymakers address unequal impacts of air pollution
Maria Harris / Nov 13, 2023

What’s new: EDF and partners have just published new research that explores how novel data sources, including satellites and computer models, can help improve our ability to map, identify, track ...

by Maria Harris

• November 13, 2023December 11, 2023 • Academic, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Monitoring, Public Health/Environmental Official, Science, USA

EDF scientists in China present new learnings on low-cost sensors and emphasize links between air pollution and climate change
Sirianna Blanck / Nov 01, 2023

What’s new: EDF scientists, Hugh Li and Yangyang Xu, presented as keynote speakers at the 10th International Conference on Air Benefit and Cost and Attainment Assessment (ABaCAS) in Qingdao, China ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• November 1, 2023November 26, 2023 • China

EDF and Brazilian leaders lay the groundwork for a national air quality plan
Sirianna Blanck / Oct 24, 2023

What’s new: This summer, Global Clean Air’s Senior Policy Director, Sergio Sanchez, and Program Manager, Melanie Scruggs, with consultant Armando Retama, visited Brazil to help leaders in the Ministry of ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• October 24, 2023October 26, 2023 • Uncategorized

Methane and Health: Crucial Intersections between Climate Mitigation and Public Health
Sep 21, 2023

New report identifies near-term actions to reduce methane emissions and benefit human health Editor’s note: This post was adapted from an article originally published on RESOLVE’s Insights blog. Access the ...

by EDF Web Team

• September 21, 2023November 8, 2023 • Uncategorized

Dr. Sanjeev Goyal Presents “Local Air Management Plan” (LAMP), a New Methodology for Hyperlocal Air Pollution Monitoring at India Clean Air Summit
Aug 27, 2023

Dr. Sanjeev Goyal, Head and Chief Scientist at the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) presented a promising new methodology to support Indian cities combating air pollution through ward-level action ...

by EDF Web Team

• August 27, 2023November 8, 2023 • Uncategorized

Oil and Gas Production Linked to $77B in Annual Health Care Costs
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 28, 2023

Buckle up, environmentalists, as we delve into an alarming trend in the United States, where oil and gas production levels are soaring, despite global shifts towards cleaner energy. While we’re ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 28, 2023August 10, 2023 • Public Health/Environmental Official

Speak now or forever hold your breath
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 28, 2023

Right now, almost every vehicle on U.S. roads emits tailpipe pollution. That means every time you idle in heavy traffic — or spend time in a bustling city or near ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 28, 2023 • Concerned Citizen, Public Health/Environmental Official

How do wildfires harm air quality?
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 28, 2023

Climate change affects wildfires by exacerbating the hot, dry conditions that help these fires catch and spread. As global temperatures rise, we expect the size, frequency and severity of wildfires ...

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 28, 2023 • Concerned Citizen, USA

Health data needs to inform targeted environmental justice initiatives
Sirianna Blanck / Jun 26, 2023

Using new air monitoring techniques, advances in modeling, and community-based participatory research, studies confirm that neighborhoods which have experienced historical racism also experience higher levels of air pollution.

by Sirianna Blanck

• June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 • Environmental Justice