Clearing the Air: Air Quality Data & Solutions for Pollution

In this episode, I speak with Lauri Myllyvirta about the work he and his team at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) are doing to understand the trends, causes, and health impacts of air pollution.

All with the goal to help empower those whose own goals are to understand, and solve, the problems they are facing within their own communities.

Through our conversation, Lauri and I speak about his early years as an activist, and the energy he gets through his work, and the people he works with.

Timestamps:

00:18 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast

01:15 - Lauri Introduction

01:45 - Introduction to CREA

02:20 - Air Pollution & Health

02:45 - Systems and Root Causes of Air Pollution

03:40 - Relating to Systems & Complexity

04:30 - CREA's Tools & Empowering Clients

06:15 - Making Data Useful for Others

07:10 - Role of Campaign Organization to Drive Change

07:45 - Building a Non-Profit Career

08:35 - Value of On-Site Experience & Action

09:50 - Climate Change and Roots in Environmental Activism

10:45 - Early Steps in Activism

11:45 - Early lesson in Building Campaigns and Teams

12:50 - Maintaining Passion

14:05 - Being Surrounded by Passionate People

14:40 - Advice to Young Activist and Campaigners

15:30 - Remaining Patient

About Lauri

Lauri Myllyvirta is the co-founder and lead analyst of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, an independent research organization headquartered in Finland with staff across Europe and Asia.

He has

worked for the past decade as an energy analyst covering climate, energy and air pollution issues across Asia, and was based in Beijing in 2015–2019. His research covers sources, drivers and health impacts of air pollution. Mr. Myllyvirta has also done research on China's coal consumption and CO2 trends and the overcapacity situation in coal-fired power and steel industry.

Mr. Myllyvirta has degrees in economics from Helsinki University and in environmental science from University of Jyvaskyla.

Follow Lauri

Website: https://energyandcleanair.org

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri-myllyvirta-3164703b

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauri.myllyvirta

Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurimyllyvirta/

About Collective Responsibility

Based in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible leadership.

Founded with the fundamental belief that a sustainable world can only be achieved through awareness of issues, finding tangibility in business cases, and development of cross-sector collaboration, Collective Responsibility acts as a knowledge base, catalyst, and facilitator between stakeholders.

Our mission is to:

– Create a knowledge base and catalyze discussion of issues related to the development of civil society, business sustainability and social development in Asia.

– Develop tangible interests, engagement, and action on issues of sustainability (economic, environmental and societal).

– Develop organizational capacity with the aim to help create stable and profitable enterprises.

Contact Us:

Social@coresponsibility.com

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