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Today we published our annual report where you can read about the progress we made in 2020 towards a future where everyone can breathe clean air. We are constantly learning about which approaches work (and don’t), where partnerships can be built and where gaps need to be filled. These are our top 10 insights from the past year.

Gurav Gupta, Partner and Asia Regional Director, and Siddhant Damani, Project Manager, at Dalberg Advisors show the economic gains of improving air quality in India.

Healthcare professionals are vital in the fight against air pollution, but how do we encourage them to become clean air champions? Our new research, in partnership with Quantum and AHA outlines how healthcare professionals in Bangladesh, the UK, India, Ethiopia and Mexico perceive air pollution, and both barriers and opportunities to action.

Our Executive Director, Jane Burston, was interviewed for The Optimistic Outlook Podcast by Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA.

Analysis from CBI Economics, commissioned by Clean Air Fund, shows that Clean Air Zones in UK cities will make residents healthier and wealthier by reducing nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Jane Burston from the Clean Air Fund, and the CBI's Rain Newton-Smith make a strong case for swift action by city leaders to tackle air pollution.

Analysis from CBI Economics, commissioned by the Clean Air Fund, quantifies the health and economic benefits that can be achieved through the introduction of Clean Air Zones in the UK’s major cities.

Robert O'Keefe from the Health Effects Institute and Clean Air Fund's Jane Burston and Matt Whitney outline 5 things development agencies and development banks can do to tackle air pollution globally, and work towards clean air solutions.

From Bath to Beijing, Berlin to Budapest, 250 cities around the world have introduced low emission zones to tackle the serious challenge posed by high pollution.

Matt Whitney of the Clean Air Fund and Hu Qin of the Environmental Defense Fund explain how China is making inroads on air pollution using cutting-edge data and monitoring tools on the WEF Energy blog.

2020 was a year like no other. What did it teach us about the need and opportunity to clean our air, and how should we act on these lessons?