Measuring Air Quality To Manage Canada's Investment In Sustainability

测量空气质量以管理加拿大的可持续发展投资

• 批准号: 570774-2021
• 负责人: Evans, GregJ
• 金额: $ 20.9万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=747221
• 关键词: Measuring; Air; Quality; Manage; Canada

Canada has embarked upon a dramatic transformation to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonisation is a critical science and technology challenge and the path we follow to reduce and replace fossil fuels will play a pivotal role in reshaping Canada's economy. The transformation to net-zero provides an incredible opportunity for Canada to "build back better" by investing in decarbonisation that also improves air quality and mitigates environmental inequity. We can't manage what we can't measure. The net-zero transformation must be monitored and evaluated in near real-time so that the new knowledge can guide change and support continuous improvement. Sadly, existing measurement infrastructure is fragmented, air pollutants and greenhouse gas are usually measured separately, and there is too little capacity to measure the local changes in communities. This project will evaluate applications of low-cost sensor-based devices that measure both air-quality and greenhouse gases, to identify potential advantages of integrating them into Canada's measurement infrastructure. The performance of the Canadian AirSENCE technology will be improved through in-lab research and evaluated through applications within communities. The synergies achievable by fusing data from low-cost monitors with data from space-based, mobile and government measurement infrastructure will also be evaluated. This project will accelerate the translation of Canada's world-class research on air quality and GHG monitoring into economic growth, address challenges reveled by the COVID-19 pandemic, and inform policy that will have an impact on Canada's investment in decarbonisation. It will provide economic returns by developing new models of AirSENCE and by demonstrating new applications to increase market share. The project will also produce practical guidance on how to integrate low-cost monitors into air quality measurement infrastructure. More generally the project will provide new knowledge needed to guide Canada's economic recovery and investments in sustainability.

加拿大已经开始进行戏剧性的转变，以减少温室气体的排放。脱碳是一项关键的科学技术挑战，我们遵循的减少和替换化石燃料的途径将在重塑加拿大经济中发挥关键作用。 向零净的转型为加拿大提供了一个难以置信的机会，可以通过投资脱碳，从而改善空气质量并减轻环境不平等。 我们无法管理无法衡量的东西。零零转换必须经过几乎实时的监视和评估，以便新知识可以指导变化并支持持续改进。 可悲的是，现有的测量基础设施是分散的，空气污染物和温室气体通常是单独测量的，并且衡量社区当地变化的能力太少了。 该项目将评估低成本传感器的设备的应用，以衡量空气质量和温室气体，以确定将它们集成到加拿大测量基础设施中的潜在优势。加拿大航空技术的性能将通过LAB研究改善，并通过社区内的应用进行评估。 还将评估通过将低成本监视器与空间，移动和政府测量基础设施的数据融合的数据来实现的协同作用。 该项目将加速加拿大关于空气质量和温室气监测到经济增长的世界一流研究的翻译，解决COVID-19-19大流行所涉及的挑战，并告知将影响加拿大脱碳投资的政策。它将通过开发新的空中模式并展示新的应用以增加市场份额来提供经济回报。该项目还将提供有关如何将低成本监视器整合到空气质量测量基础设施中的实用指导。 更一般而言，该项目将提供所需的新知识，以指导加拿大的经济复苏和对可持续性的投资。