Global Future Council on the Future of Clean Air
Global Future Council on the Future of Clean Air
Council mission and objectives
Air pollution is the single greatest environmental threat to human health, with World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 99% of the world's population are breathing air that is harmful to their health. How can progress be made towards WHO guidelines through air quality monitoring and modelling, evidence-based policymaking, open governance, and citizen science?
Co-Chair
Jane Burston, Executive Director, Clean Air Fund
Tolu Oni, Director, Global Diet and Activity Research Group and Network, MRC Epidemiology, University of Cambridge
Council Managers
Roderick Weller, Project Lead, Clean Air, World Economic Forum
Shannon Engstrom, Specialist, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum
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The Global Future Councils serve as a brain trust for leaders from government, business and civil society, and support the Forum’s mission by bringing together experts bound by a shared mission to discuss the most critical issues, generate insights and analysis, and collaborate in shaping agendas.
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