Wave 2 support for SPF Clean Air Champions - "Addressing the Challenge of the Indoor/Outdoor Continuum"

对 SPF 清洁空气冠军的第二波支持 - “应对室内/室外连续体的挑战”

• 批准号: NE/X004236/1
• 负责人: Stephen Holgate
• 金额: $ 97.02万
• 依托单位: University of Southampton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FX004236%2F1
• 关键词: Wave; support; SPF; Clean; Air

Air pollution has long been known to damage health and the environment, with recent research adding considerably to the knowledge base on how this occurs and why. However, air pollution can be thought of as a wicked problem where no single solution will create the desired reductions necessary to meet targets based on health set by the WHO. The Clean Air Champion(s) roles are to help drive forward new research into air pollution in relation to adverse health and effects on the wider environment. At present we know that air pollution of all types, and from multiple sources, causes damage to living cells whether human, animals or plants. However, understanding the total exposure to air pollutants and mixtures across 24 hours and over much longer periods in real world settings is largely unknown. The advent of new technologies in the field for personal and more localised pollution monitoring coupled with improved markers of damage and worsening of diseases will greatly strengthen the information required to introduce control of emissions and mitigation strategies for the benefit of society. Technologies that can be sustaining or disruptive also have a key role in cleaning up the air around us. The ability to create predictive models of adverse air pollution outcomes in relation to climate conditions, urban settings and indoors is an important part of this Air Pollution Solutions programme, but any such model requires validation with real world observations. There is an urgent need to break down traditional barriers between physical, biological and health scientists on the one hand and the research community, industry and local and central government to translate new knowledge on pollution to benefit the health and wealth of society. To achieve these aims, this proposal for a Clean Air Champion(s) lays out a strategy and a delivery plan to strengthen the field and through interdisciplinary working create more joined up working that will translate into benefits to the public at large and create new opportunities for industry as this and other countries get closer to replacing pollution emitting sources by cleaner technologies. A further role for the Champion(s) is to promote greater public awareness and understanding of the adverse effect of air pollution and to offer ways forward where everyone can play their role in driving down pollution levels. The aims of the Clean Air Champion(s) will be: 1) Identify and then undertake a mapping exercise to discern the goals and problems to be solved; 2) Unify key researchers and stakeholders around visionary missions using a range of tools to engage the different communities; 3) Uncover and challenge barriers/obstacles and produce workable interdisciplinary solutions; 4) Create new ideas leading to new interventions to test; 5) Translate these ideas into practical activities targeted at the right audiences; 6) Develop a professional and public communications strategy using the best available evidence and convert these into positive messaging. We see a particular role for early career researchers throughout the whole programme since they will become the leaders who will ensure novel and ambitious goals are set and that the programme becomes sustainable. Having laid the ground for these interactions in Wave1, in Wave 2 with realisation of research outputs and impacts, we will catalyse the interactions between the PIs and their research teams with stakeholders, enabling translation of research to improve air quality and improve the health of the public. We will also place strong emphasis on communication to different stakeholders and the wider public. People will change their behaviour only if they see the new behaviour as easy, rewarding, empowering and normal. Although the work will be coordinated from Southampton, and ICL, London, the activity has to be national in character and sufficiently ambitious to drive change and create a legacy beyond the SPF both nationally and internationally.

空气污染长期以来一直被认为会损害健康和环境，最近的研究大大增加了关于这种情况如何发生以及为什么发生的知识基础。然而，空气污染可以被认为是一个邪恶的问题，没有一个单一的解决方案将创造必要的减少，以实现卫生组织设定的基于健康的目标。清洁空气倡导者的作用是帮助推动对空气污染与健康不良和对更广泛环境影响的新研究。目前，我们知道各种类型的空气污染，以及多种来源，都会对人类，动物或植物的活细胞造成损害。然而，在真实的世界环境中，24小时和更长时间内对空气污染物和混合物的总暴露量的了解在很大程度上是未知的。个人和更局部化的污染监测领域新技术的出现，加上损害和疾病恶化的改进标志，将大大加强为社会利益而引入排放控制和缓解战略所需的信息。可持续或破坏性的技术在净化我们周围的空气方面也发挥着关键作用。建立与气候条件、城市环境和室内环境有关的不利空气污染结果的预测模型的能力是空气污染解决方案方案的重要组成部分，但任何此类模型都需要通过真实的世界观测进行验证。迫切需要打破物理、生物和健康科学家与研究界、工业界以及地方和中央政府之间的传统障碍，将有关污染的新知识转化为有益于社会健康和财富的知识。为了实现这些目标，这份清洁空气倡导者的提案提出了一项战略和一项交付计划，以加强该领域，并通过跨学科工作创造更多的联合工作，这将转化为广大公众的利益，并为工业创造新的机会，因为这个国家和其他国家越来越接近用清洁技术取代污染排放源。倡导者的另一个角色是提高公众对空气污染不良影响的认识和了解，并提出未来的发展方向，让每个人都能在降低污染水平方面发挥作用。清洁空气倡导者的目标将是：1）确定并开展一项绘图工作，以识别目标和待解决的问题; 2）使用一系列工具将主要研究人员和利益攸关方团结在有远见的任务周围，以吸引不同社区的参与; 3）发现和挑战障碍/障碍，并提出可行的跨学科解决方案; 4）创造新的想法，以测试新的干预措施; 5）将这些想法转化为针对正确受众的实际活动; 6）利用现有最佳证据制定专业和公共传播战略，并将其转化为积极的信息。我们看到了早期职业研究人员在整个计划中的特殊作用，因为他们将成为领导者，确保制定新颖而雄心勃勃的目标，并使该计划变得可持续。在第一波为这些互动奠定基础之后，在第二波实现研究成果和影响后，我们将促进PI及其研究团队与利益相关者之间的互动，使研究能够转化为改善空气质量和改善公众健康。我们亦会非常重视与不同持份者及广大公众的沟通。只有当人们认为新的行为是容易的、有益的、有力量的和正常的，他们才会改变自己的行为。虽然这项工作将由南安普顿和伦敦的ICL协调，但这项活动必须是全国性的，并且有足够的雄心来推动变革，并在国内和国际上创造超越SPF的遗产。