THE STATE OF GLOBAL AIR QUALITY FUNDING 2024 METHODOLOGY

THE STATE OF GLOBAL AIR QUALITY FUNDING 2024 METHODOLOGY

9 Oct 2024

This approach was developed to clearly define and expand the scope of the report, expanding the list of keywords used to identify relevant projects and clarifying definitions for the categories of outdoor air quality funding and funding with outdoor air quality co- benefits. [...] SCOPE OF THE ANALYSIS 3.1 DEFINITIONS The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2024 report shares our analysis of funding for projects that tackle ambient (outdoor) air pollution between 2018 and 2022, and compares these flows with funding to projects that may work against the clean air agenda by prolonging the use of polluting fossil fuels. [...] KEYWORDS 5.1 KEYWORDS FOR AIR QUALITY PROJECTS Keywords to extract air quality projects from the database were developed by Clean Air Fund and CPI, building on the Clean Air Fund’s Methodology “Rule Book” for The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2023. [...] The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2024 Methodology 13 TABLE 5.1 LIST OF KEYWORDS FOR EXPLICIT AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS Finance Risk of false Black carbon addressing black Keywords Air quality funding type positive finance carbon-rich sources air + management Outdoor air quality Yes air + measurement Outdoor air quality Yes air + measure Outdoor air quality Yes air + modelling Outdoor air qua. [...] In many cases, the categorisation of a project under one funding flow or the other will depend on the interpretation of the project description and on whether outdoor air quality seems to be a key objective of the project or just a co-benefit.

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