Air Pollution

Multi-stakeholder consultation workshop for improved multilateral and international cooperation on air pollution: "Unlocking and Future-Proofing Air Quality Management in Asia" Date: 27-29 May 2024 Location:  …

multilateral and international cooperation on air pollution: "Unlocking and Future-Proofing Air Quality … Thailand (and hybrid) REGISTER Background Air pollution is one of the most pressing environmental health … Asia Pacific. In addition to health hazards, air pollution threatens the region’s economy, food and water … high — and in some areas, rising — levels of air pollution over the past decade. Everyone is affected, … implemented over the past decades to tackle air pollution but have not been able to fully address the …

Wildfire Smoke in the United States Jacob Gellman and Matthew Wibbenmeyer Working Paper 24-04 April 2024 About the Authors Jacob Gellman is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Economics …

outcomes. This paper argues that increasing air pollution due to wildfire smoke is a serious threat to … category of wildland fire, can also contribute to air pollution; however, we restrict our attention to smoke … reduced hours or wages. Several studies in the air pollution literature have similarly documented a reduction … demand for housing. Several studies find that air pollution more generally affects willingness to pay for … increase in indoor PM2.5 of 0.15–0.4 μg/m3. Indoor air pollution can triple during smoke events, in some cases …

Plastics show the strongest production growth of all bulk materials over the last decade. The industry’s current growth trajectory is exponential and plastic production is expected to double or triple …

Both of these practices also generate toxic air pollution that is harmful to human health due to the …

For a comprehensive exploration of the methodology, the data and the inherent limitations of our study, we would direct readers to the Technical Annex and the “Limitations of the model” …

externality costs – such as the health impact of air pollution through open burning of waste, which disproportionately …

Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an income reduction of 19% by 2050 due to climate change. …

Declines in mental health associated with air pollution and temperature variability in China. Nat. …

Newly strengthened standards for dishwashers will bring less efficient new models up to the energy and water efficiency of their better-performing peers. [...] In addition, the test procedure that will …

that cut planet-warming emissions and other air pollution, save water, and reduce economic and environmental …

Comparing the disease outcomes from the life courses under the baseline scenario versus the policy scenarios generates the health impact of the policy scenarios. [...] Figure 2-1 – Example of …

factors not included in the model (i.e. genetics, air pollution, dietary exposures beyond fruit and vegetables …

Looking back over the last four years of climate change perceptions: where are we now? The following infographics show findings from an the four countries with regards to gender, age, …

5% 3% 11% d this...e Health suffering due to air pollution nc 5% 20% 3% 23% Younger generations are experiencing …

Trust in the UK government to address climate change remains low and less than 5% of respondents believe the UK is prepared to deal with the negative impacts of climate …

reporting that their health has suffered from air pollution was also substantially higher in Brazil and …

ASEAN’s economic transformation depends on its success in achieving its key priorities of recovery, digital economy, and sustainability.

(5.7% of gross domestic product, GDP), but air pollution and fire damage offset over half of this. Measures … personal vehicles costs about 0.5% of GDP, while air pollution shortens the average Indonesian citizen’s life …