AQMx Air Quality Management Guidance

The Air Quality Management (AQM) Guidance is:

• Comprehensive, spanning all aspects of AQM, from air quality monitoring to legal framework, policy design and implementation;
• Multi-lingual, making this information accessible globally;
• Differentiated by stages of engagement with AQM, so that those just beginning will find information that is most suitable for getting started with AQM planning in Stage 1, with those most advanced finding relevant information in Stage 5.

The Air Quality Management Guidance provides a list of activities that air quality managers can undertake in their jurisdiction, across the 9 areas of air quality management. The vision of AQM planning adopted here is one of integrated planning, and there is little distinction made between “Climate Action Planning” and “Air Quality Management Planning.”  

The Air Quality Management Guidance focuses on integrated climate and air quality planning, given the large overlap in emission sources and the need to address both challenges urgently and simultaneously. The guidance provides information relevant to all levels of governance. Not only do analytics and policies need to be aligned across emitting sectors, but also aligned between city, state, national and airshed region-wide levels of governance.  

The Air Quality Management Guidance has been developed under the review of the AQMx Technical Advisory Group (TAG).

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The interactive questionnaire is meant to be used as a self-assessment guide to understand which Stage best fits your current capacity and circumstances.

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