Full Title: Snapshot of 2024 Global Air Quality Actors: A Surge of Local Demand for Data
Author(s): EPIC Air Quality Fund
Publisher(s): EPIC Air Quality Fund
Publication Date: October 14, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
In Summer 2024, the Energy Policy Institute at University of Chicago (EPIC) launched a new $1.5 million Air Quality Fund, made possible by a generous gift from Open Philanthropy. The fund aims to significantly expand access to air quality data, with the goal of reaching 1 billion people by 2030 by supporting local groups in countries worldwide to monitor air quality, share the data openly and achieve national-level impacts for cleaner air.
In launching its first call for proposals, the EPIC Air Quality Fund has amassed a unique global view of the local talent and demand for air quality (PM2.5) data, especially in countries with a combination of high pollution levels, few resources and little-to-no pre-existing data.
The surge of applications from changemakers and experts around the world signals a capacity – and demand – for more investment in this talent pool.