Global Clean Air Blog

As UK workers return to offices, here are tips for building managers to prevent a rise in energy costs and air pollution
Elizabeth Fonseca / Jul 26, 2021

Following COVID-19 lockdown measures, many people went from working in offices to being unemployed or furloughed or working from home. We don’t yet know what future working behaviour looks like ...

by Elizabeth Fonseca

• July 26, 2021September 3, 2021 • Business, Corporate Sustainability Professional

When it comes to air pollution in Mexico City, data is power.
Sergio Sanchez / Jun 23, 2021

As we look towards the future, it’s critical to have this hyperlocal data to enhance institutional capacities, build community support and forge evidence-based policies that drastically reduce pollution while building ...

by Sergio Sanchez

• June 23, 2021August 2, 2021 • Government Official/Policymaker, Monitoring

New projects in European cities will trial clean air solutions for freight
Felicia Douglas / Jun 22, 2021

Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, people turned to home deliveries to safely meet their needs, furthering the rise in demand for parcels, and, consequently, an increase of vans ...

by Felicia Douglas

• June 22, 2021June 28, 2021 • Climate, Government Official/Policymaker, Public Health/Environmental Official

London’s major roads are putting children at risk of developing asthma
Oliver Lord / May 04, 2021

Greg Slater, Senior Data Analyst, and Oliver Lord, Head of Policy and Campaigns The pollution and health impacts from London’s busiest roads – the Red Routes – go far beyond ...

by Oliver Lord

• May 4, 2021June 24, 2021 • Public Health/Environmental Official

The simple switch pubs and restaurants can make that will have a big impact on air pollution
Elizabeth Fonseca / Apr 12, 2021

Hospitality is a major part of the UK’s economy, which has taken a significant hit since the start of the pandemic. In London alone, there are nearly 14,000 businesses that ...

by Elizabeth Fonseca

• April 12, 2021June 24, 2021 • Uncategorized

Better data is critical to address health disparities in air pollution’s impacts
Mar 31, 2021

Ananya Roy, Senior Health Scientist, and Maria Harris, Environmental Epidemiologist The last several months have seen a wave of momentum in policies seeking toward advance environmental justice and equity through ...

by EDF Web Team

• March 31, 2021June 24, 2021 • Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Partners, Public Health/Environmental Official, Science

London’s major roads are noisy, polluted and outdated. It’s time to make the Red Routes healthier and more equitable.
Mar 31, 2021

Oliver Lord, Head of Policy and Campaigns London’s major roads – the Red Routes – cut across the capital and carry up to a third of traffic on a typical ...

by EDF Web Team

• March 31, 2021May 24, 2021 • Environmental Justice

Vital global initiative will accelerate clean air solutions in cities
Sarah Vogel / Mar 19, 2021

Everybody deserves the right to breathe clean air. Yet air pollution is choking cities and communities around the world – a staggering 9 in 10 people breathe unhealthy air. City ...

by Sarah Vogel

• March 19, 2021June 24, 2021 • Climate, Concerned Citizen, Energy, Environmental Justice, Government Official/Policymaker, Homepage, Partners

Deprived and BAME schoolchildren in London experience greater air pollution burden
Feb 22, 2021

By: Greg Slater, data analyst Air pollution varies dramatically across London, which means not all schoolchildren have the same start in life. Using a powerful new dataset, we found that ...

by EDF Web Team

• February 22, 2021May 24, 2021 • Homepage

The Breathe London Blueprint is here to guide your city’s monitoring project and inspire clean air action.
Elizabeth Fonseca / Feb 09, 2021

A key question for any city considering using lower-cost sensors or mobile monitoring to measure air pollution is, “Can they provide reliable data and insights?” The short answer is yes ...

by Elizabeth Fonseca

• February 9, 2021July 6, 2021 • Uncategorized