Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases
Societies often respond to global long-term development challenges with policy decisions steered by local and near-term interests. The Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases program develops and applies methods to reveal policy interventions whose immediate benefits from reduced pollution could enhance public support for the transformational changes required for global sustainable development.
Selected highlights
Reducing emissions from maritime transport
Tighter emission controls for maritime shipping in European waters would deliver significant health benefits to citizens in Europe and Northern Africa, and would be more cost-effective than further measures for land-based sources.
Supporting better air quality management in China
China has issued stringent pollution control policies to improve its poor air quality. Despite initial success, the current measures will be insufficient to compensate the pressure from further economic growth and to bring air quality in compliance with national and international standards.