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.
Recent publications
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
December 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions
Report launch webinar — China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025
China energy and emissions trends: December 2025 snapshot
Latest publications
Tracing the Hazy Air 2026: Progress Report on National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
India power sector review 2025: Record clean energy deployment drives historic decline in coal generation
Secondary particulate matter is a core driver of dangerous PM2.5 in India
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🇨🇳 🇮🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records
Generation in India fell by 3.0% YoY, China 1.6%
Clean power was more than enough to meet rising demand
http://carbonbrief.org/analysis-coal-power-drops-in-china-and-india-for-first-time-in-52-years-after-clean-energy-records/
@laurimyllyvirta @CarbonBrief
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
🇷🇺 NEW | Monthly analysis of Russian Fossil Fuel exports & sanctions
📉 In December 2025, Russia’s monthly fossil fuel export revenues saw a marginal 2% month-on-month decline to EUR 500mn per day — the second lowest figure since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
❗️Entity-based sanctions and price caps have been easily circumvented through special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and ‘shadow’ fleet growth
🏛️ CREA now proposes a full maritime services ban targeting the physical exports infrastructure
🇷🇺 CREA’s monthly analysis on fossil fuel exports from Russia is now available here in EN & 🇺🇦 UA soon to follow:
Find all related CREA data here:
http://energyandcleanair.org/financing-putins-war/
Financing Putin’s war: Fossil fuel imports from Russia during the invasion of Ukraine – Centre for...
energyandcleanair.org
🇮🇳 NEW | 2026 Progress Report on National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
🚨Only 4% of polluted cities in India are covered under the NCAP
🚨Nearly half remain in chronic PM2.5 non-attainment in 2019-24 (barring 2020 COVID yr)
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/2026-progress-report-on-national-clean-air-programme/
@manoj_kumar_nr
🇮🇳 NEW | REPORT | #India power sector review 2025: Record #CleanEnergy deployment drives historic decline in #coal generation
Clean electricity increasingly covers demand peaks, making coal growth redundant
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/india-power-sector-review-2025/
w/@manoj_kumar_nr; @laurimyllyvirta
✨ CREA wishes you joy, success & renewal in 2026 ✨
🇨🇳 🎥 WEBINAR | Recording | China's Climate Transition: Outlook 2025
How is #China on & off track #climate targets in 2025? What's behind the #emissions plateau? What's next?
w/@BelindaSchaepe; @LauriMyllyvirta; @ShenXinyi313
Recording now available ⤵️
https://energyandcleanair.org/webinar-report-launch-chinas-climate-transition-outlook-2025/
🇮🇳 NEW | BRIEFING: Ammonium sulfate accounts for large share of #India's PM2.5, confirming secondary #ParticulateMatter as core driver
Top annual contribution occurs in a #coal power plant dominant state: Chhattisgarh
w/ @manoj_kumar_nr @RosaGierens
Briefing now available ⤵️
@manoj_kumar_nr @RosaGierens 🇮🇳 CREA's briefing on secondary #ParticulateMatter as a core driver of dangerous PM2.5 in #India is now available here:
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/secondary-particulate-matter-is-a-core-driver-of-dangerous-pm2-5-in-india/
🇮🇳 NEW | DATA PRODUCT
🌏South Asia PM2.5 map: India
📊Daily PM2.5 via satellite, ground monitors, machine learning
▶️Open access (research; policy...)
▶️High res (10km)
▶️Transparent (Zenodo; GitHub)
w/@ayakoatstanford @MarshallBBurke @StanfordECHOLab
https://southasia-pm2-5.energyandcleanair.org
