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Improving air quality in India
IIASA researchers presented their latest
findings on preventing air pollution in Delhi
at a workshop in fall 2016. Researchers
from IIASA and the National Environmental
Engineering Research Institute in Nagpur
are developing city‑specific versions of
the IIASA Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution
Interactions and Synergies model. This will
help urban planners in Delhi and Kolkata to
identify the most cost‑effective measures
for reducing air pollution at the same time
as reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
www.iiasa.ac.at/events/IndiaGains-16
A systems view of geohazards
The Data Intensive Systems Analysis
for Geohazard Studies conference—
co‑organized by IIASA, the Geophysical
Center Russian Academy of Sciences, and
the Ministry of Education and Science of
the Russian Federation—explored the
latest advances in systems analysis and its
application to geophysical observations,
data mining, and geo‑informatics. This year
the IIASA Arctic Futures Initiative held a
workshop to learn about Russian research
on climatic, geophysical, and ecological
extremes in the Arctic region.
www.iiasa.ac.at/events/Sochi-16
Evidence & policy in the EU & Africa
To develop the necessary skills to integrate
evidence into policy making, IIASA and the
European and African Union Commissions
organized a three‑day event this fall. The
focus was on the water–energy–food nexus,
with both policymakers and researchers
attending. Participants developed their
working practices in both the scientific and
policy‑making domains via master classes
and group work.
www.iiasa.ac.at/events/EUAfricaPolicy-16
Monitoring water security
Water security around the globe is under
increasing threat. To help improve the
situation, the Water Futures and Solutions
Initiative at IIASA has developed a novel
indicator for measuring water security and
challenges. The “hydro‑economic” classification
system combines hydrological measures
(such as the total renewable water resources
per capita, the intensity of water use, and the
variability of monthly runoff) with measures
of economic or institutional capacity
(such as gross domestic product per capita).
pure.iiasa.ac.at/11676
Invest in energy to cut
air pollution deaths
J ust a small increase in energy investment could cut premature deaths from
air pollution in half by 2040, says a new report which was underpinned by
key contributions from the IIASA Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases Program.
The International Energy Authority (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook
report in June 2016, highlighting the links between energy, air pollution,
andÂ
health. It also identified ways in which the energy sector can improve poor air quality,
one of the top threats to human health.
IIASA researchers contributed to the report by quantifying the air pollution and
health impacts of projections of alternative energy policy interventions. Their analysis
relied on the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies model.
The report shows that energy production and use—mostly from unregulated,
poorly regulated, or inefficient fuel combustion—are the most important
anthropogenic sources of key air pollutants: 85% of particulate matter and almost
all of the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Millions of tons of these pollutants are
released into the atmosphere each year, from factories, power plants, cars, trucks,
as well as the 2.7Â billion people still relying on polluting stoves and fuels for cooking
(mainly wood, charcoal, and other biomass).
However, air quality in the future is not set in stone;
it is a policy choice. The report presents strategies
tailored to various countries to deliver cleaner air forÂ
all.
A Clean Air Scenario demonstrates how energy policy
choices backed by just a 7% increase in total energy
investment through 2040 produce a sharp improvement
in health. With this investment, premature deaths from
outdoor air pollution would decline by 1.7Â million in
2040 and those from household pollution would
fall by 1.6 million annually. DB
Further info
§Â
OECD, IEA, IIASAÂ (2016). Energy and Air Pollution:
World Energy Outlook Special Report 2016. International
Energy Agency, Paris, France [pure.iiasa.ac.at/13467].
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www.iiasa.ac.at/news/EnergyAirPollution‑16
Markus Amann amann@iiasa.ac.at
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