Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air

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COVID19 Lockdowns across Southeast Asia improve air quality – but not everywhere

Isabella Suarez and Lauri Myllyvirta The widespread threat of COVID-19 globally has seen Southeast Asian countries responding with varying degrees of lockdowns and community quarantines. The slowdown in economic and social activity has resulted in an overall reduction in urban emissions and electricity demand. In a region where 7 of the 11 nations are among […]

Air Quality before and after national lockdown during Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak across Pakistan

Sunil Dahiya and Dawar Butt (Sunil Dahiya is an Analyst with Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air & Dawar Butt is an Analyst with Pakistan Air Quality Initiative) Coronavirus outbreak has forced nations under lockdowns restricting or putting a halt on transportation, agricultural as well as industrial activities across the globe. These measures […]