air pollution

Air pollution causes seven million deaths each year. New evidence from Pakistan shows that improving individuals’ ability to forecast air pollution allows them to adapt better.

Households in Bangladesh hold inaccurate beliefs about indoor air pollution and the effectiveness of air purifiers. Correcting both beliefs is necessary to increase the adoption and use of air purifiers.

Social competitions between neighbourhoods galvanise leadership and inspire collective action to reduce informal waste burning in urban Uganda

The advanced air quality monitoring system in China has led to improvements in local air quality, but also prompted local governments to strategically prioritise areas near the monitors in order to meet pollution control targets. This localised respo...

Lowering peak pollution exposure through fuel efficient cookstoves reduces respiratory symptoms. But in areas with high average pollution, more must be done to improve clinical outcomes and reduce health expenditures.

Phasing out coal power is key to fighting climate change. This article shows that air quality benefits alone are sufficient to justify a move away from coal-fired power

Female legislators decrease crop fire incidence and lower particulate emissions relative to male leaders - a survey suggests that female leaders are more likely to consider crop fires a serious issue, weigh their impacts on child health, and implemen...

How can governments use environmental regulation to reduce pollution in low- and middle-income countries?

How does air pollution impact child mortality?