Feature: Covid-19 pandemic raises new questions about the health impacts of air pollution

The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on the risks to human health posed by air pollution. Though scientists are investigating possible connections between exposure to air pollution and vulnerability to the Covid-19 virus, an extensive body of work has already established that air pollution harms human health in myriad ways.

SEI’s work on the air pollution agenda is twofold. SEI researchers have worked to expand understanding of air pollution’s negative impacts on human health and well-being. In addition, SEI has sought to help countries find and wield policy levers that can simultaneously reduce air pollution at local and regional levels, and reduce emissions that contribute to climate change at the global level.

“A large body of evidence from almost all corners of the world demonstrates that it is possible to improve air quality and human health without compromising economic growth.”

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