While air pollution's burden on public health in Africa can be measured in billions of dollars,* improving capacity to measure air pollution across the continent is NOT a billion dollar problem - more like millions. 2/6 *Source: @cleanairfund.bsky.social: www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/af... - ThreadSky

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christahasenkopf.bsky.social • 100 days ago

While air pollution's burden on public health in Africa can be measured in billions of dollars,* improving capacity to measure air pollution across the continent is NOT a billion dollar problem - more like millions. 2/6

*Source: @cleanairfund.bsky.social: https://www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/african-cities/

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christahasenkopf.bsky.social•100 days ago

And, according to our research and interviews with local actors in Africa+elsewhere, a lot of headway can start happening for far, far less.** This represents a huge opportunity for governments, development orgs and even individual philanthropy. 3/6

**Source: https://epic.uchicago.edu/area-of-focus/air-quality-monitoring-and-data-access/

christahasenkopf.bsky.social•100 days ago

One first step we are taking at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) is the EPIC Air Quality Fund, which puts funding to monitor air quality directly in the hands of local organizations and governments in places dealing with high air pollution but limited resources. 4/6

christahasenkopf.bsky.social•100 days ago

We had a surge of applications to the Fund this Fall, and we are still seeking funds for a few of our highest rated applicants -- on the order of 50,000 USD per project. If you'd like to get involved in supporting local orgs to do this work in 2025, please reach out: [email protected] 5/6

christahasenkopf.bsky.social•100 days ago

About the EPIC Air Quality Fund at the University of Chicago: https://epic.uchicago.edu/area-of-focus/epic-air-quality-fund/ 6/6

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