Welcome to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
We are an 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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CREA is looking to expand its team, if you are passionate about fighting climate change through data, tracking pollution and supporting organisations to enable the energy transition please consider applying for one of the following jobs.
Latest news
China energy and emissions trends: November 2025 snapshot
October 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions
India monthly ambient air quality snapshot: October 2025
Latest publications
The hidden cost of gas: Toxic emissions from Thailand’s power sector
China’s Climate Transition Outlook 2025: Expert Survey
Four years on: Assessing China’s overseas coal power ban
CREA @X
🇨🇳 NEW | #China monthly snapshot on #Energy & #AirPollution out now in EN & CN👇
📈 In October 2025, coal power generation had largest year-on-year increase
🚗 3-month average market share of NEVs in new sales reached 50%
💨 Human emissions lifted PM2.5. & ozone in Northeast
💨 In Oct. 2025, Shijiazhuang (Hebei) had highest monthly average PM2.5 among all provincial capitals; ozone pollution generally highest in South China; Tianjin continued to record highest nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)
🏅Shijiazhuang: PM2.5
🏅Nanchang & Hangzhou: Ozone
🏅Tianjin: NO₂
🇨🇳 CREA's November 2025 #ChinaMonthlySnapshot of China's energy & air pollution trends is now available in EN & CN👇
https://energyandcleanair.org/china-energy-and-emissions-trends-november-2025-snapshot/
🇷🇺 NEW | Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports & sanctions
📉 In October 2025, revenues continue to slide to lowest levels since full-scale invasion but more to be done
❗️Sanctioned tankers transported 44% of Russian crude
🇺🇳 🏛️ It is imperative that the @IMOSecGen (IMO) guidelines are revised to enhance transparency regarding maritime insurance
🛑 The IMO should mandate flag states to require shipowners & insurers to publicly disclose key financial information, including insurer solvency data
@IMOSecGen 🇷🇺 CREA’s monthly analysis on fossil fuel exports from Russia is now available here in EN & 🇺🇦 UA soon to follow:
https://energyandcleanair.org/october-2025-monthly-analysis-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exports-and-sanctions/
Find all related CREA data here:
https://energyandcleanair.org/financing-putins-war/
#FinancingPutinsWar #FossilFuels #G7 #NATO #Sanctions #StandWithUkraine
🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
http://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta w/ @CarbonBrief
🇨🇳 NEW | Experts think #China can exceed its new 2035 #NDCs, but are less certain about short-term #emissions cuts
Full China Climate Transition Outlook 2025 survey:
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/chinas-climate-transition-outlook-2025-expert-survey/
w/ @BelindaSchaepe; Xunpeng Shi @ISETS2020
🇨🇳 NEW | Experts think #China can exceed its new 2035 #NDCs, but are less certain about short-term #emissions cuts
Full China Climate Transition Outlook 2025 survey:
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-climate-transition-outlook-2025-survey/
w/ @BelindaSchaepe; Xunpeng Shi @ISETS2020
🇮🇳 NEW | #India ambient #AirQuality monthly snapshot is out!
🌿📉 Air quality sharply declined across India in Oct, particularly in the NCR
💡 212 of 249 cities w/ data for over 80% of days recorded PM2.5 below India’s national standards
⚠️ Only 6 cities complied w/ @WHO
@WHO 🚨 As of Oct 2025, 255 out of 293 cities have overshot the WHO’s annual PM2.5 standards, indicating widespread non-compliance with global air quality guidelines
@WHO CREA's October 2025 ambient air quality monthly snapshot for India is now available:
India monthly ambient air quality snapshot: October 2025 – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean...
energyandcleanair.org
🇨🇳 🇺🇳 NEW | Report: Assessing China’s overseas coal power ban 4 years on
Following President Xi's 2021 pledge of no new overseas coal projects, 59.3 GW of projects have been cancelled, or 6.1 bn tonnes of avoided lifetime carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, yet loopholes persist
💡 🌿 Addressing the captive loophole, co-designing early retirement pathways in partnership with host countries, prioritising renewable energy investments, and oversight with a dedicated agency will help translate the overseas coal pledge into concrete transition strategies
🇨🇳 The 4-year assessment of China’s overseas coal power projects is now available here:
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/four-years-on-assessing-chinas-overseas-coal-power-ban/
Ahead of #COP30, #China’s new climate targets add momentum but still fall short of Paris goals. Emissions are leveling off, yet coal use grows even as clean energy exports cut global emissions by 1%. Watch @AsiaPolicy & @CREACleanAir’s webinar 🌏🇨🇳
China’s Emission and Energy Transition Trends Ahead of COP30
Experts unpack how China’s climate moves—from coal growth to clean energy exports—could shape global climate talks at COP30.
asiasociety.org
🇨🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 NEW | #China, #India, and #Indonesia: the world's top #coal growth markets can all peak #emissions by 2030
W/ @laurimyllyvirta, Katherine Hasan, @manoj_kumar_nr, Nadine Zahirudden, Qi Qin
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-india-and-indonesia-the-worlds-top-coal-growth-markets-can-all-peak-emissions-by-2030
