Rentschler, J., Leonova, N. Global air pollution exposure and poverty. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Explore the global prevalence of unsafe outdoor air pollution and the way it interacts with poverty

Case:

• Global subnational units

Methodology:

• Resampling

Data Source

• PM2.5
• Poverty index: World Bank
• Boundaries: World Bank

Findings:

• 7.3 million people face air pollution levels that are considered unsafe- they are exposed to annual average PM2.5 concentrations over 5 $\mu$g/m3, increasing mortaility rates by 4%

• Low-income communities tend to be both disproportionately exposed to unsafe air pollution levels and more vulnerable to series health impacts

Coding Reference:

• Python