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Air pollution is the world's leading environmental health risk and a major cause of environmental degradation. As the main environmental trigger for ... 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Airpollutionistheworld’sleadingenvironmentalhealthriskandamajorcauseofenvironmentaldegradation.Asthemainenvironmentaltriggerforprematuredeathglobally,itisvitaltotackleairpollutionwhilealsofindingsustainablewaystocopewiththepressuresofeconomicactivity.Tosupportpolicymakersintheirdecision-making,theOECDprovidesanalysisonthehealth,environmental,andeconomicconsequencesofairpollution. AccessEnvironmentataGlanceairqualityindicators Video:Thecostofairpollution Watchthevideo Latestreport Theeconomicbenefitsofinternationalco-operationtoimproveairqualityinNortheastAsia: AfocusonJapan,KoreaandChina │7September2022 Mainreports Non-exhaustParticulateEmissionsfromRoadTransport:AnIgnoredEnvironmentalPolicyChallenge| 2020 EnhancingairqualityinNortheastAsia | 2019 AddressingIndustrialAirPollutioninKazakhstan | 2019 TheEconomicConsequencesofOutdoorAirPollution | 2016 TheCostofAirPollution:HealthImpactsofRoadTransport | 2014 Papers Economicbenefitsofinternationalco-operationtoimproveairqualityinNortheastAsia:FocusonJapan,KoreaandChina |2022 Tacklingairpollutionindenseurbanareas:TheCaseofSantiago,Chile|2022 AssessmentoftheairpollutiontaxandemissionconcentrationlimitsintheCzechRepublic|2021 TheRisingCostofAmbientAirPollutionthusfarinthe21stCentury:ResultsfromtheBRIICSandtheOECDCountries | 2017 PopulationExposuretoFineParticles:MethodologyandResultsforOECDandG20Countries| 2016 ThecostofairpollutioninAfrica| 2016 Focusongreenrecovery Cleanerairquality,healthierwater,effectivewastemanagement,andenhancedbiodiversityprotectionnotonlyreducethevulnerabilityofcommunitiestopandemicsandimproveresilience,buthavethepotentialtoboosteconomicactivity,generateincome,createjobs,andreduceinequalities.Discoverbelowhowgreenrecoveryisawin-winstrategyandhowgovernmentscanhaveaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytoensureasustainablerecoveryifthey.ReadourOECDPolicyResponsestoCoronavirus(COVID-19): Environmentalhealthandstrengtheningresiliencetopandemics AccesstheOECDGreenRecoverydatabase Data:Airqualityandhealth ReadmoreonAirqualityandhealth. Data:Pollutantemissions ReadmoreonPollutantemissions. Data:Taxesrelevantforairpollutionabatement ReadmoreonTaxesrelevantforairpollutionabatement. GreenTalksLive Watchthereplay: Non-exhaustParticulateEmissionsfromRoadTransport Video:BestAvailableTechniques Watchthevideo OECDEnvironmentFocusBlog TheOECDEnvironmentFocusBlogaimstoincreasedialogueonavarietyofenvironmentaltopicsamongpolicymakers,expertsandthegeneralpublic.BlogsareauthoredbyOECDpolicyexpertsandinvitedguestswhowriteabouttheircurrentfieldofresearchandaimtoreachawiderglobalaudiencetogeneratediscussion. ArelowerpollutionlevelsreallythesilverliningoftheCovid-19pandemic?byRobDellink,OECDEnvironmentDirectorate |2021 Carbontax,emissionsreductionandemployment:SomeevidencefromFrance ?byDamienDussaux,OECDEnvironmentDirectorate|2020 Event 2021 | EUGreenWeek:TowardsZeroPollutionintheEasternPartnershipCountries Furtherreading OECDworkonEnhancingairqualityinNortheastAsia:FocusonChina,JapanandKorea Engagewithus Signuptoournewsletter FollowusonTwitter andLinkedin Contactusbye-mail:[email protected]