Welcome to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
We are an independent research organisation focused on revealing the trends, causes, and health impacts, as well as the solutions to air pollution.
Health-harming pollutants from burning fossil fuels are responsible for at least 3 million air pollution deaths per year. However, rapid advances in modern, clean energy technologies are a key opportunity to improve air quality and protect public health.
We use scientific data, research and evidence to support the efforts of governments, companies and campaigning organizations worldwide in their efforts to move towards clean energy and clean air. We believe that effective research and communication are the key to successful policies, investment decisions and advocacy efforts.
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Weekly snapshot ‑ Russian fossil fuels 29 April to 5 May 2024
India monthly ambient air quality snapshot: April 2024
Weekly snapshot ‑ Russian fossil fuels 22 to 28 April 2024
Latest publications
Leveraging interdependence: An LNG price cap would have cut Russia’s LNG export revenues by 60% in 2023
Indonesia’s air quality: Decline in 2023 due to lack of intervention and El Niño. What about 2024?
Steel sector decarbonisation in China stalls, with investments in coal-based steel plants since 2021 exceeding USD 100 billion despite overcapacity and climate goals
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NEW | India monthly ambient air quality snapshot out now!
💡 See highlights below & subscribe on CREA's dedicated webpage to receive the complete snapshot👇
⚠️ Air pollution persists despite improvement in air quality in April
@WHO Out of 22 million plus cities across Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) states/UTs: Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West-Bengal, only 19 had operational CAAQMS for more than 80% of days in April 2024; others don’t have CAAQMS installed
@WHO 🇮🇳 India's April 2024 monthly ambient air quality snapshot is now available here ⤵️
https://energyandcleanair.org/india-monthly-ambient-air-quality-snapshot-april-2024/
The week of 22 to 28 April 2024, the top five importers of Russian fossil fuels were:
🇨🇳 China
🇮🇳 India
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇪🇺 The EU
🇸🇬 Singapore Republic
CREA's weekly snapshot of Russian fossil fuel exports for 22 to 28 April 2024 is now available here [in English & 🇺🇦 Ukrainian]: https://energyandcleanair.org/weekly-snapshot-russian-fossil-fuels-22-to-28-april-2024
CREA's weekly snapshot of Russian fossil fuel flows uses a methodology building on Kpler's data.
Read more here: https://energyandcleanair.org/financing-putins-war/methodology/
🇷🇺 #Russian #FossilFuel exports continue to enable their war against Ukraine. Weekly snapshot for 22 to 28 April 2024👇
Russia exported an estimated EUR 5.86 bn worth of fossil fuels
🛢️ EUR 3 bn oil
⛽ EUR 1.44 bn oil products & chemicals
🚨 EUR 0.84 bn gas
⚠️ EUR 0.58 bn coal
🚢 In the week of 22 to 28 April 2024, EUR 1.97 bn of Russian fossil fuels was loaded on European / G7 owned or insured tankers, helping finance Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
📉 Decreases in cement & raw coal production contributed to less emission-attributable pollution in 2024 Q1
⚠️ Intensified thermal power, non-ferrous metal and petrochemical production could have counteracted part of the benefit
🇨🇳 NEW insights on PM2.5 targets in China & reintroduced ‘Winter action plan’ is now available here:
https://energyandcleanair.org/half-of-targeted-cities-missed-pm2-5-targets-in-chinas-reintroduced-winter-action-plan
💡 2024 Q1 saw drop in emission-attributable year-on-year change in pollution after Winter action plan enforced
Cities with drop in emission-attributable pollution in 2024 Q1 were close to the capital; those with rise in emissions were in Henan & provinces farther from Beijing
⚠️ Without more favourable weather this past autumn & winter, PM2.5 would have been boosted due to emissions rising by 5.7% in 2023 Q4
⚠️ In 2023 Q4-2024 Q1, cities in Henan province within Beijing region were most polluted due to PM2.5 in past autumn & winter, with 7 out of 10 top polluted cities in Henan
🥇 Anyang in Henan ranked 1st with average concentration of 72.7 ug/m3 exceeding WHO guidelines by 15
🇨🇳 NEW | Half of targeted cities missed PM2.5 targets in China’s reintroduced ‘Winter action plan’
❗Half of targeted cities missed targets in 2023 Q4, 41% in 2024 Q1; PM2.5 down 1.6% in autumn/winter 2023-2024
Apart from Luliang in Shanxi province, all cities in Beijing region
📄 The 'Winter action plan' was first introduced in 2017 by the CN government to cut PM2.5
💡 Usually every autumn, the plan rolls out city PM2.5 targets but it went missing from public view in 2022
⚠️ While enforcement was lacking, PM2.5 levels soared, especially in 2023 Q1
🎙️🇮🇳PODCAST: India’s 2024 Election & Role of Renewable Energy
Listen in on #EnergyInsights as CREA's @Sunil_S_Dahiya discusses upcoming Indian election, renewables & dangers of #India walking two energy pathways: #renewables & #coal
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India's 2024 Election and the Role of Renewable Energy - Podcast
We speak with Sunil Dahiya, at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) about renewable energy and the Indian election 2024.
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