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
June 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions
Mid-year air quality assessment for India: January to June 2025
Go West: Russia’s LNG workaround and tapping into the West’s leverage
Latest publications
Secondary particles contribute to one-third of India’s PM2.5: A call to strengthen the NCAP by targeting precursor gases
Indonesia air quality 2024: As Jakarta’s metro areas all break WHO limit up to tenfold, government opts for ‘wait-and-see’
Clean energy industry can double in value by 2035 and deliver one fifth of China’s economic modernisation goal
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🇮🇳 NEW | #India mid-year #airquality assessment: January to June 2025 is out now
❗From January to June 2025, among 239 cities, 122 Indian cities exceeded the country's annual #NAAQS standards of 40 µg/m³
❗All 239 cities exceeded the annual @WHO standard of 5 µg/m³
@WHO Delhi's AQ crisis is not just the result of older vehicles or seasonal biomass burning, but continuous emissions from industrial activities and coal-based power generation
It requires a multi-sectoral approach applying the same level of regulatory effort to power and industry
@WHO 🇮🇳 CREA's January to June 2025 mid-year air quality assessment for India is now available here:
Mid-year air quality assessment for India: January to June 2025 – Centre for Research on Energy and...
energyandcleanair.org
🇨🇳 🇩🇪 📰 | #Germany brokering a strong EU-China joint climate accord could revive global momentum just as the 2014 US-China accord did ahead of the Paris Agreement in 2015
http://dialogue.earth/en/climate/germany-must-seize-the-chance-to-engage-china-on-climate-action/
@DialogueEarth_ @BelindaSchaepe @BarbaraPongratz
📣 In occasione della #URC2025, @ECFRRoma organizza “Breaking the chain: Countering shadow fleet operations in Europe’s strategic waterways”.
📍9 luglio, h.15-17 | Università LUISS
Registrati qui: https://buff.ly/EgEseIU
@CamGeopolitics @UniLUISS @CREACleanAir #B4Ukraine
🇨🇳 🎙️| Beyond delivering one fifth of targeted GDP growth, #China's #CleanEnergy sectors could also cut the country's emissions by 30% compared to current levels
CREA's @BelindaSchaepe talks to @CGTNEurope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bngRfansHxc&ab_channel=CGTNEurope
China's clean power growth is stunning in absolute terms, but in relation to the size of the power market, China is not such a singular success story. 15 countries achieved a larger increase in clean power generation in the past five years than China, when measured as a share of…
🇮🇳 NEW | Report: Secondary particles contribute to one-third of India’s PM2.5 air pollution
⚠️ India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) should target precursor gases that lead to toxic secondary PM2.5
w/ @manoj_kumar_nr & @RosaGierens
@manoj_kumar_nr @RosaGierens ⚠️ 🏛️ India's NCAP must evolve to include targeted measures to explicitly address major sources of precursor gases responsible for secondary particulate matter formation such as agricultural soil emissions & coal-fired thermal power plants
@manoj_kumar_nr @RosaGierens 🇮🇳 CREA's report on the contribution of India's precursor gases to toxic PM2.5 is now available here:
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/secondary-particles-contribute-to-one-third-of-indias-pm2-5
🇷🇺 🇪🇺 NEW | Analysis: 3 months after EU ban on transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) headed for non-EU countries, Russia goes West — leaning on Western & G7 countries to keep their exports flowing despite sanctions
w/@PetrasKatinas
@PetrasKatinas @equasis_news 🇷🇺❗Moscow relies heavily on Western-built, Western-owned & Western-insured vessels
🛑 🏛️ CREA calls for targeting this dependency & banning transshipment operations involving Western-controlled ships & tightening restrictions on insurance & port access
@PetrasKatinas @equasis_news 🇷🇺 📄 CREA's analysis on the West & G7's involvement in transhipping Russian LNG despite EU ban & sanctions is now available here:
https://energyandcleanair.org/go-west-russias-lng-workaround-and-tapping-into-the-wests-leverage/
🔎 Find more related CREA data here:
https://energyandcleanair.org/financing-putins-war/
#FinancingPutinsWar #StandWithUkraine
🇮🇩 NEW | All #Jakarta metro areas breached WHO #airquality guidelines from six up to 11x in 2024
Prabowo should implement "no regrets" policies and National Ambient Air Quality Standards now rather than expect improved monitoring to prompt action
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/indonesia-air-quality-2024/
🇨🇳 NEW | #China's #cleanenergy industry can double in value by 2035, deliver one fifth of economic modernisation goal
http://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-clean-energy-industry-can-double-in-value-by-2035/
W/ @BelindaSchaepe, @laurimyllyvirta
