Resource Type: Analysis
This report introduces the concept of Sustainable First Mover Initiatives (SFMIs)33333. These are $1.5^{\circ}C$ Paris Agreement-aligned efforts designed to transition the shipping sector away from fossil fuels toward electrofuels (such as e-hydrogen, e-ammonia, and e-methanol)44444. The resource focuses on the role of ports as critical hubs for this transition, especially in the Global South, ensuring that decarbonization provides social, economic, and environmental co-benefits to local communities555555555.
A simple tool for quantifying the number of deaths and illnesses attributable to air pollution changes
This resource provides access to data from the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, which provide self reported information on toxic chemical releases and pollution prevention activities from industrial and federal facilities. There are several types of information provided by the resource, including tools for tracking releases over time, exploring individual facility releases, summaries across sectors and locations, health impacts from TRI releases, and databases of chemical releases.
The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy. Through the AQLI’s hyper-local data, users anywhere on Earth can zoom into their district and see how much longer they would live if policies were to reduce pollution to meet the World Health Organization’s guideline, a national standard, or a user-defined target. This information can help inform local communities and policymakers about the benefits of air pollution policies in perhaps the most important measure that exists: longer lives.
Benefits of reducing PM and ozone precursors on a per-ton basis
CALPUFF is an advanced non-steady-state meteorological and air quality modeling system. It is maintained and distributed by Lakes Environmental.
Tool for estimating city-level annual emissions of methane, black carbon, and other pollutants including CO2 from various sources in the waste sector.
A tool used to quantify the number and economic value of air pollution-attributable deaths and illnesses
This is a comprehensive tool that allows users to query, locate, and view GHG, criteria, and air toxics emissions. The tool includes maps, charts, and tables, and allows for visualization of trends over time. The tool allows users to display community vulnerability data. Maps and data are downloadable.
VERDI is a Java program for visualizing meteorology, emissions, and air quality modeling data. With options for overlaying GIS Shapefiles and observational data onto model output, VERDI offers a range of options for viewing atmospheric modeling data. VERDI scripting provides a powerful interface for automating the production of graphics for analyzing your data.
