Hi everyone,

There is a webinar tomorrow on “Climate Change, Air Quality, and Health” at the Health Effects Institute Annual Conference.

Registration is required. 

Please see the below for more information.

Natalie 



 

https://www.healtheffects.org/annual-conference

 

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Webinar 1: Climate Change, Air Quality, and Health

Apr 06, 2021 - 10:00am

Chairs: Frank Kelly, Imperial College, London, HEI Review Committee, and Melissa Perry, George Washington University, HEI Review Committee Chair

The changing climate is intricately linked to air quality and health. It has the potential to have significant impacts on air quality, for example with increased temperatures leading to higher levels of ozone, and drier conditions increasing wildfires and in turn, increasing particulate matter. At the same time black carbon, ozone, and other air pollutants can be short-lived climate forcers, exacerbating climate change.

This session will review what we know about these important interactions, what they mean for air quality and health co-benefits, and the potential for unequal exposures, benefits, and impacts.

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10:00 AM Welcome

10:05 AM Introduction

  • Melissa J. Perry

10:10 AM Can We Avoid the Climate Penalty Box? Reducing Emissions to Counteract Climate Effects on Air Quality and Health

  • Neal Fann, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10:30 AM Health and Air Quality Benefits of Energy System Change

  • Tracey Holloway, University of Wisconsin, Madison

10:50 AM Integrating Justice and Sustainability Goals into Climate Change Policy in California

  • Rachel Morello-Frosch, University of California, Berkeley

11:10 AM Extreme Heat and Public Health

  • Sonal Jessel, WE ACT

11:30 AM Panel Discussion and Q&A

11:50 AM Concluding Remarks

  • Frank Kelly, Imperial College London, United Kingdom