Air Quality

A Future Prognosis

Athena @ Shaping Tomorrow

24 March 2023
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World Outlook
Main factors that cause something to happen globally
With the UN estimating that 68% of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050, a reduction in commuting time could significantly mitigate air-quality and health concerns worldwide. Atalayar
Indoor air pollution is a leading risk factor for premature death, especially in Global South countries. SpaceshipOne
Poor air quality is one of the leading environmental risk factors to human health, with an estimated 4 million annual premature mortalities worldwide and approximately 30,000 annual premature mortalities in the UK attributed to long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants. Official blog of the Met Office news team
Global regions, coloured according to number of forecasts
SWOT
Strengths
  • The reduction in transport emissions from a strong Fuel Efficiency Standard will improve air quality and health outcomes for Ballarat - a region with a high rate of asthma and lung conditions compared to the national average. Solar Citizens
  • There was a strong indication that the overall air quality of Delhi will improve and largely fluctuate between poor to 'very poor' categories in the coming days. Hindustan Times
  • Air pollution will shorten the average life expectancy of humans worldwide by about 1.8 years, which is of greater impact than that of cancer on humankind, so there is already a general consensus to improve air quality to protect people's health. IoT Tech News
Weaknesses
  • To date, building code-mandated ventilation has been the primary mechanism through which U.S. governments at any level have sought to limit health risks from gas-powered appliances. Yale Climate Connections
  • £1.7 billion will be spent in seven years treating people for heart conditions, asthma, strokes, lung cancers and other conditions linked to poor air quality. Mirror
  • Rankings for Africa could slightly be misleading because most countries lack adequate air quality monitors. The Star
Opportunities
  • Starting in 2027, The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will require homeowners to replace any broken gas-powered heating units with heat pumps, devices that use an advanced form of technology similar to refrigerators and air conditioners to cool and heat a home at the same time. Grist
  • In a nearly unanimous vote, the Air Quality Management District board banned the sale of gas water heaters in the Bay Area after 2026 and new gas furnaces will be banned starting in 2029. NBC Bay Area
  • Beginning in the 2026 ozone season, EPA is setting enforceable NO X emissions control requirements for certain sources at existing and new industrial facilities that have significant impacts on downwind air quality and the ability to install cost-effective pollution controls. EPA news alerts
Threats
  • Funds are to be distributed by 2031, with $400 million set aside for communities in nonattainment areas, which are areas considered to have air quality worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Stockhouse
  • NSW enjoyed its best air quality last year since the monitoring network began nearly three decades ago, but international health studies had shown that long-term exposure to air pollution could shorten lives and hasten the burden of disease. The Guardian
  • The EPA ranks indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks to health.
Influencers
Countries
Cities
People
Organizations
S-Curve

A framework that describes a 4-phase level of maturity to help determine potential and inform innovation strategy.

Weak
PC, computer, connected, data, death, engineer
Emerging
EV, artificial intelligence, building, pandemic, car, aid
Maturing
death, building, health, environment, clean, emission
Declining
airline, death, carbon, cargo, coal, cost
Sentiment
Past Year: More Negative
Compare changing sentiment to a benchmark of all forecasts
With the UN estimating that 68% of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050, a reduction in commuting time could significantly mitigate air-quality and health concerns worldwide. Atalayar
Air pollution is considered the fourth biggest global health risk factor, contributing significantly to the two leading causes of death worldwide (ischemic heart disease and stroke). Environment
PEST
Political
  • The value of the global health benefits from implemented climate mitigation policy could amount to trillions of dollars annually depending on the air quality policies that nations adopt independently of climate change. Council on Foreign Relations
  • The EPA found that due to pernicious historical policies such as redlining, Black individuals are over 41% more likely to live in areas with the highest projected increases in premature death due to extreme heat and poor air quality. Worth
  • Vehicle interior air quality is largely unregulated in regions around the world, except that it could be argued that work vehicle environments fall within relevant health and safety at work regulations. MDPI
Economic
  • In a nearly unanimous vote, the Air Quality Management District board banned the sale of gas water heaters in the Bay Area after 2026 and new gas furnaces will be banned starting in 2029. NBC Bay Area
  • In Berlin, where the speed limit applies to five main roads, significant improvements in air quality could be observed: especially the level of nitrogen dioxide decreased. European Data Journalism Network
  • The Intuit Dome will be naturally ventilated, fully electric through batteries and solar power with enough on-site energy storage to power a basketball game or concert, and have no net new greenhouse gas emissions. Journal
Social
  • To date, building code-mandated ventilation has been the primary mechanism through which U.S. governments at any level have sought to limit health risks from gas-powered appliances. Yale Climate Connections
  • £1.7 billion will be spent in seven years treating people for heart conditions, asthma, strokes, lung cancers and other conditions linked to poor air quality. Mirror
  • Over time, prolonged exposure to indoor air pollutants caused by burning gas could have profound effects on some people's health. / Australia ABC (Australia)
Technological
  • Consumers in Belgium will get even more information in 2025, when gyms, restaurants and indoor workspaces must all show air-quality ratings given through a certification system. Nature Medicine
  • Pennsylvania's health department has told residents that data from its air quality monitoring do not indicate a potential for long-term health effects, but if people choose to vacuum after their evacuation, they should do so small amounts at a time and take frequent breaks by walking outdoors. Sierra Club
  • Pennsylvania's health department has told residents that data from its air quality monitoring do not indicate a potential for long-term health effects, but if people choose to vacuum after their evacuation they should do so in small amounts at a time and take frequent breaks by walking outdoors. Chicago Sun-Times
Financial Impact
Establishing a standard to reach 80% carbon-free power by 2030 would improve air quality enough to avert an estimated 317,500 premature deaths and generate health benefits totaling $1.13 trillion between now and 2050. EE News
Power perks - Establishing a standard to reach 80% carbon-free power by 2030 in the US would improve air quality enough to avert an estimated 317,500 premature deaths and generate health benefits totalling $1.13 trillion between now and 2050. carbon-pulse
As a result of the improved air quality, up to 130,000 premature deaths are avoided in the coming decades, which could save $390 billion to $400 billion - enough to exceed the cost to decarbonize the electric grid. Solar Industry
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System Map
Organizations
Sectors
Cities
Countries
People
Scenarios
Creates plausible alternative futures of what can happen and encourages development of a robust, agile response
Cardiovascular disease is leading cause of death worldwide; High blood pressure, high cholesterol, dietary risks and air pollution leading causes of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
H igh blood pressure, high cholesterol, dietary risks and air pollution are among the leading causes of cardiovascular disease worldwide. American College of Cardiology
Indoor air pollution - generated by unclean fuels for cooking and heating - poses a greater global threat. Unicef
Warnings
Changing proportion of published forecasts
Different studies across the world demonstrate how air pollution, including household air pollution e.g. stove cooking, might negatively affect pregnant women, cause adverse birth outcomes, and become a factor provoking breast cancer, blood and heart diseases. UN Women
COVID-19 infections and climate hazards such as heatwaves, wildfires and poor air quality combine to threaten human health worldwide, putting vulnerable populations at particular risk. Imperial News
Solutions
Know how others are tackling issues with this topic
While pollution's effect on the environment is well-known, fewer people might be aware that outdoor and indoor air pollution exposure causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths worldwide each year, and is associated with lung and heart disease, among other serious health issues. The Washington Post
While pollution's impact on the environment is well-known, fewer people might be aware that outdoor and indoor air pollution exposure causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths worldwide each year, and is associated with lung and heart disease, among other serious health issues. Yahoo News
The Philippines will endeavor to scale up near-term climate change actions through the mitigation of short-lived climate pollutants, including methane, to achieve multiple benefits for health, biodiversity, air quality and climate. Climate & Clean Air Coalition
Key topics
Extremes
Investigate what’s transforming or collapsing
Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risk factors for premature mortality, heightened by extreme air-quality events that are becoming annual events in parts of the world. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Environmental hazards that may affect workers safety and health include air pollution; heat risks and heat stress; rising sea levels; desertification and the loss of productive land; extreme weather events; and vector-borne / zoonotic diseases (which may result in future global health emergencies). International Labor Office
Spain's state weather agency, AEMET, warned of extremely unfavourable air quality levels. The Times
What's Next
Changing proportion of material mentioning future years
Government directives the world over are striving for nearly zero-energy buildings by the end of next year, and for net zero carbon buildings by 2030, meaning they will have to be 100% sustainable as far as heating, hot water, ventilation and cooling requirements are concerned. Renewable Energy World
Based on mobility, the portable ventilators segment is projected to exhibit the fastest growth in coming years with rising demand for portable ventilators from household & long-term care facilities and increasing demand from emergency medical service providers across the globe. Yahoo Finance
Questions
Can?
How can Integra technology respond to growing consumer concern over air quality? The Business of Fashion
How can information technology make our lives better through improved indoor air quality? Eventbrite
If the media can manufacture mass-sociogenic illnesses out of thin air, like Long-Covid, what makes us think syndromic surveillance will help solve the mental health crisis? Identity Dixie
How?
How can the decades-long fracturing of environmental health and public health disciplines be healed so that, for example, clean air is seen as a bulwark against infectious disease rather than a severed issue? Ensia
How will the global Crank Case Ventilation Valve market look like by the end of the forecast period? FMIBlog
How threatening could a toaster, security camera, smart doorbell, smart light switch, air-quality monitor or fitness dog collar really be? Security Intelligence
Who?
Who will require a ventilator or a breathing machine? UCL Minds
What?
What are the top cities near Niagara Falls with open Air Quality Scientist jobs? Glassdoor
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global air quality monitoring market? TMC NEWS
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global air freshener market? marketpublishers
When?
How can we integrate wildly different facility data for wastewater pumps, HVAC air quality and elevator destination dispatch systems into a unified digital twin when we still struggle to share basic drawing information between the two largest CAD vendors in the AEC space? Informed Infrastructure
Will?
While Stacklights have worked well for big equipment like a pick-n-place machine that deposits small electronic components on printed circuit boards (PCBs), will it work well (and is it affordable) for smaller semi-automatic machines such as 3D printers, small robots or even a medical ventilator? IHS Engineering 360
Will all the used ICEs that are replaced by EVs end up in poorer neighborhoods adding to their congestion and subtracting from their air quality even as smaller IRA grants (e.g., the Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants) are used to build bike lanes? Shared-Use Mobility Center
How will the global Indoor Air Quality Solutions market develop in the long term? Best News Monitoring
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