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November 9, 2023

via The Economic Times

“Air pollution threatens life expectancy — strategies like Gujarat’s pollution market can lower this hazard”

Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, while speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, outlines why air pollution is a manifold threat — and ways to mitigate it.

In the News

November 3, 2023

via The Guardian

Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit

According to this year’s air quality life index, compiled by the University of Chicago’s energy policy institute, the people of Delhi could have their lives shortened by 11.9 years due to the poor air they breathe.

In the News

October 30, 2023

via BBC

Why clean air is a luxury that many can’t afford

One recent study published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago warned that the lives of residents in India's capital are being cut short by up to 11.9 years compared to if air pollution was reduced to levels recommended by the WHO.

In the News

October 30, 2023

via LA Times

Despite diplomatic tension, Newsom is going to China to promote cooperation on climate change

“It is difficult to map one-to-one how Chinese pollution policies have reduced greenhouse gas emissions, but it is certainly the case that those policies helped promote the use of renewable energy sources” over more polluting fuel sources, said Christa Hasenkopf, director of the University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute’s annual global air quality assessment.

AQLI News

October 18, 2023

Job Opportunity: Senior Research Associate (Data) – Air Quality Life Index

EPIC India is seeking a full-time Senior Research Associate to perform analysis for and advance development of our Air Quality Life Index Program.

In the News

October 17, 2023

via NCAR

Christa Hasenkopf: Bringing the Golden Opportunity for Filling PM2.5 Data Gaps into Focus

On October 5, the National Center for Atmospheric Research hosted Christa Hasenkopf, the Director of Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) and Air Quality Programs at EPIC, for a conversation on filling PM2.5 data gaps.

In the News

October 12, 2023

via China Daily

Study: Nation’s pollution fight increasing longevity

China's air pollution level in 2021 was 42.3 percent lower than what it was in 2013, the year before the country launched a "war against pollution", according to the annual Air Quality Life Index report, compiled by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in late August.

In the News

October 11, 2023

via The Probe

India’s Air Quality Crisis: Why Isn’t the CPCB Revising Its Air Quality Standards?

According to the updated Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), PM2.5 is estimated to reduce an average Indian’s life expectancy by a staggering 5.3 years.

In the News

October 2, 2023

via The Guardian

More aid money spent on clean air than fossil fuels for first time

Residents of Beijing can expect to live four years longer on average, according to a report from the Air Quality Life Index of the University of Chicago in August.

AQLI News

September 25, 2023

AQLI Top Charts 2023

Explore our data in the form of 10 easy-to-digest charts that uncover the most compelling findings from the 2023 AQLI Annual Report.