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.
Contact: getintouch@energyandcleanair.org
India’s Coronavirus Curfew Resulted in the Lowest One-Day Traffic Pollution Levels on Record
The nationwide one-day curfew in India last Sunday (Mar 22) resulted in the lowest average level of nitrogen dioxide pollution ever recorded in the spring season, in urban areas with monitoring. Other dangerous pollutants, PM2.5 and PM10, also dropped steeply but didn’t break records.
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.
Data from @CREACleanAir shows the drop in NO2 levels during the #CoronaLockdown and the #RevengePollution we see as people head back to normal lives. While governments look at #EconomicRelief as a matter of urgency, the post recovery impact on #ClimateCrisis might still be lost.
4. Even as coal power development shrank in India, the amount of new coal power capacity added (8.1 GW) to the grid in 2019 outpaced retirements (~1GW), further reducing capacity utilization and worsening overcapacity situation.
3. 29.3 GW capacity is in pre-construction stage, nearly 50% of which lies in three states, i.e., Odisha (20%) Tamil Nadu (18%) & Uttar Pradesh (11%).
2. 36.7 GW capacity is under construction across different state which includes 8.1 GW capacity which started construction in 2019 and is mostly financed by with public money through central govt. financing agencies (PFC and REC).
“Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline” report highlights for India-
1. A staggering 47.4 GW coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019 reducing total under development coal capacity to 66 GW.
