Welcome to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
We are a new independent research organisation focused on revealing the trends, causes, and health impacts, as well as the solutions to air pollution.
Health-harming pollutants from burning fossil fuels are responsible for at least 3 million air pollution deaths per year. However, rapid advances in modern, clean energy technologies are a key opportunity to improve air quality and protect public health.
We use scientific data, research and evidence to support the efforts of governments, companies and campaigning organizations worldwide in their efforts to move towards clean energy and clean air. We believe that effective research and communication are the key to successful policies, investment decisions and advocacy efforts.
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions surged past pre-coronavirus levels in May
China’s CO2 emissions have surged back from the coronavirus lockdown, rising by 4-5% year-on-year in May, analysis of new government data shows. Emissions fell an estimated 25% in the six weeks following the lockdown, from early February to mid-March, before bottoming out, as factories and power plants reduced output. Road and air traffic also fell […]
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Our real-time air quality tracker also shows the air pollution "overshoot" peaking in May.
COVID-19 Air Pollution Rebound Tracker - Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
An unintended consequence of the measures against COVID-19 has been an unprecedented fall in the consumption of fossil fuels, and improvement in air q...
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Fossil-fuel intensive sectors have recovered faster than the rest of the economy in China, with coal and cement use increasing rapidly in May. However, the increase in coal-fired power, at least, has flattened in June, as expectations of smokestack stimulus have been tempered.
NEW - Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions surged past pre-coronavirus levels in May | @laurimyllyvirta https://j.mp/3eEDckv
"Number of the day: 250 gigawatts. That's the amount of new coal-fired power capacity under development in China, per a new report from the groups Global Energy Monitor and @CREACleanAir."
Number of the day: 250 gigawatts
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The mixed signals coming out of China around new coal power stations are unnerving to say the least. Excellent new analysis from @GlobalEnergyMon/@CREACleanAir spells out the concerns clearly: provincial leadership is driving alarming coal expansion.
#Bengaluru #AirPollution drops by 28% due to #COVID__19 lockdown “In some places air quality has actually met @WHO safe levels, possibly for the 1st time in two decades” - Aishwarya Sudhir #HealthyAirCoalition & @HealthandEnvL @CREACleanAir @WHO
Breath of fresh air in Bengaluru
Data for a 45-day period before the lockdown was compared with data from a 45-day period during the lockdown.
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