Climate change mitigation policies that reduce emissions also improve air quality, bringing health co-benefits – the so-called Health Climate Bonus. The CLIMAQ-H software can be used to estimate the health and related economic gains achieved by Member States of the WHO European Region by implementing actions and measures aimed at mitigating climate change by reducing domestic carbon emissions. The...

AirQ+ is a software tool for quantifying the health burden and impact of air pollution developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. AirQ+ includes methodologies to assess the impacts of short- and long-term exposure to ambient air pollution. The main methodologies use evidence generated by epidemiological cohort studies showing a relationship between average long-term air pollution concentrati...

This lecture presents the basic introduction to control of air pollution from stationary and mobile sources....

The present guidance document is meant to clarify in which sectors Parties to the Air Convention can implement PM2.5 emission reduction measures that will enable reductions of BC. The goal is to increase awareness among the Parties to the Convention of the fact that PM2.5 emission abatement can have various effects on BC emissions reductions....

The present draft Guidance document on measures for the reduction of methane (CH4) emissions, developed by the Task Force on Techno-economic Issues, is aimed at supporting the Parties in reducing CH4 emissions from the main non-agricultural sources. The Guidance document covers CH4 emissions from municipal solid waste landfills, natural gas supply systems and biogas facilities. The document includ...

The objective of the present document is to provide Parties to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and other stakeholders with the most up-to-date information on effective measures to reduce maritime shipping air pollutant emissions and related impacts on human health and environment....

This scoping report seeks to understand the differentiated impacts of air pollution on workers in East and Southeast Asian countries and identify evidence-based recommendations from regional case studies to help improve air quality and foster healthy employment in the context of just transitions towards a low-carbon economy. Following an introduction to the aims and scope of the report, chapter 2 ...

The report is a regular assessment report conducted by IBPES which covers the status and trends with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem services globally, their impacts to human well-being, and the effectiveness of responses including the Strategic Plan and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets....

The report is a regular assessment report conducted by IBPES which covers the status and trends with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem services globally, their impacts to human well-being, and the effectiveness of responses including the Strategic Plan and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The report is a summary for policymakers of the IPBES Global Assessment Report....

The policy brief highlights the importance of integrating natural capital accounting in implementing the SDGs. It requires better and more integrated information on how the economy, environment, and society interact. Natural capital accounting can help deliver the SDGs by making explicit links between the economy and the environment, enabling sustainable policy decisions and actions, and monitorin...