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by - Ground-level ozone pollution, which can cause deadly respiratory problems and contributes to global temperature rise, is a complicated problem that poses complex governance challenges. These three strategies can help.
Air Quality
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Join leading air pollution experts for a conversation on the challenges of reducing ozone pollution.
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by Ranping Song - September 2019This paper examines how policies and technologies will impact China’s non-CO2 GHG emissions under various scenarios. The analysis shows that China’s policy development since 2015 has led to a significantly lower non-CO2 GHG emissions trajectory than expected under policies as of 2015 and there is significant potential to further reduce non-CO2 GHG emissions.
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by Hayden Higgins - March 11, 2019Air pollution is bad for your health—most people know that. But did you know it's also responsible for lower crop yields, reduced solar energy generation and changes in rainfall?
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by Daniel Morrow and Andrew Light - February 2019The history of efforts to create global agreements and governance mechanisms on the environment has been uneven.
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by Katherine Ross and Jessica Seddon - October 29, 2018More than 7 million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution. Curbing short-lived climate pollutants like methane and black carbon can help while also reining in global warming.
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by Elizabeth Moses - October 2018This document synthesizes key insights and entry points to address air pollution and its range of environmental, public health, and socioeconomic impacts from a multi-stakeholder workshop hosted by WRI and partners.
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by Katherine Ross and Thomas Damassa - October 02, 2018Short-lived climate pollutants like hydrofluorocarbons, black carbon and methane aren't as well-known as carbon dioxide. But they have a powerful impact on the climate and on human health, and more countries need to develop plans to cut their emissions.
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by Logan Byers, Johannes Friedrich, Roman Hennig, Aaron Kressig, Xinyue Li, Laura Malaguzzi Valeri and Colin McCormick - April 2018 event
Every day, billions of people breathe dirty air. Join activists on the frontlines of the fight against pollution around the world as they share insights from their local clean-up efforts, innovative solutions to improving air quality and more.
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by Sarah Parsons - January 16, 2018Toxic air pollution. Plastic-filled oceans. Sucking carbon from the skies. These are just a few of the stories that will shape 2018's legacy.
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Join expert speakers from UNEP Regional Office for North America, The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health and WRI for a conversation on how transparent, accountable governance can accelerate cleanup efforts around the world.
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by Su Song and Talia Rubnitz - May 31, 2017Besides the cost to human health, the pollution's environmental impacts make China's fourth-largest city less attractive to corporate investment.
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by Su Song - January 2017This report and its associated tool introduce a simple, macro-level methodology framework for transport emissions inventory and social cost evaluation.
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by Lijin Zhong, Xiaotian Fu, Betsy Otto and Andrew Maddocks - March 22, 2016Four Chinese cities are pursuing systems that turn "sludge," the organic matter left over from treated sewage, into energy. The systems can reduce emissions, energy consumption and water pollution all while saving money.
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by Sarah Weber - March 21, 2016Trees improve city dwellers' quality of life by reducing smog, preventing erosion, supporting wildlife and sheltering buildings from heat and cold. On International Day of Forests, Sarah Weber looks at how Tokyo, Belfast and Washington, D.C. have integrated trees into their urban landscapes.
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by Aniruddha Dasgupta - January 14, 2016How can rickshaws, which account for 20 percent of motorized trips in some Indian cities, be made to work more reliably? There's an app for that.
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by Carole Excell - September 28, 2015Solving the challenges of air and water pollution will require more than the adoption of top-down solutions or greener technology. It will require countries to address key governance challenges, like inaccessible information and a lack of public participation.
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by Rebecca Gasper and Kristin Igusky - June 22, 2015Large trucks and airplanes account for about one-third of total U.S. transportation emissions. WRI analysis shows that setting strong efficiency standards for these sectors could deliver at least 6 percent of the total reductions the United States needs to meet its goal of reducing total emissions by 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.
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by Susan Minnemeyer, Andika Putraditama, James Anderson, Nigel Sizer and Cecelia Song - September 18, 2014Indonesia's parliament recently approved an agreement to reduce haze pollution from land and forest fires.
Ratification of the law—originally signed 12 years ago—comes not a moment too soon: Fires are currently flaring across southern Sumatra and West and Central Kalimantan, jeopardizing Indonesia’s forests and the communities and wildlife that call these regions home.