Application for Strategic Priorities Fund: Clean Air Champion

长期以来，人们一直知道空气污染会损害健康和环境，最近的研究大大增加了关于空气污染是如何发生以及为什么会发生的知识基础。然而，空气污染可以被认为是一个邪恶的问题，没有任何单一的解决方案可以创造必要的必要减排，以实现世界卫生组织设定的基于健康的目标。清洁空气倡导者(S)的角色是推动关于空气污染与有害健康和对更广泛环境的影响的新研究。目前我们知道，所有类型的、来自多种来源的空气污染都会对活细胞造成损害，无论是人类、动物还是植物。然而，在现实世界的环境中，了解24小时和更长时间内空气污染物和混合物的总暴露在很大程度上是未知的。在个人和更本地化的污染监测领域出现的新技术，加上改进的损害标记和疾病恶化，将大大加强所需的信息，以引入造福社会的排放控制和缓解战略。可以持续或具有颠覆性的技术在净化我们周围的空气方面也发挥着关键作用。创建与气候条件、城市环境和室内环境相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计划的重要组成部分，但任何此类模型都需要通过真实世界的观测进行验证。迫切需要打破物理、生物和健康科学家与研究社区、行业以及地方和中央政府之间的传统障碍，将有关污染的已知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，这项提议设立清洁空气冠军(S)列出了加强该领域的战略和交付计划，并通过跨学科工作创造更多联合工作，将转化为广大公众的利益，并为工业创造新的机会，因为这个和其他国家越来越接近用更清洁的技术取代污染源。冠军(S)的另一个角色是促进公众对空气污染的不利影响的更多认识和理解，并提供前进的方法，每个人都可以在降低污染水平方面发挥自己的作用。清洁空气冠军(S)的目标是：1)确定并进行绘图练习，以确定目标和要解决的问题。T；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，让不同的社区参与；3)发现和挑战障碍/障碍，并制定可行的跨学科解决方案；4)创造新的想法，导致新的干预措施进行测试；5)将这些想法转化为针对适当受众的实际活动；6)利用现有的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。我们认为早期职业研究人员在整个项目中扮演着特殊的角色，因为他们将成为领导者，确保设定新的、雄心勃勃的目标，并使项目变得可持续。只有当人们认为新的行为容易、有回报、有授权和正常时，他们才会改变自己的行为。虽然这项工作将由伦敦南安普顿和国王学院协调，但这项活动必须具有全国性的特点，并具有足够的雄心来推动变革。

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 drive forward new research into air pollution in relation to adverse health and effects on the wider environment 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 knew 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. T; 2) Unify key researchers and stakeholders around visionary missions using a range of tools to engage the different communities ranging; 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 available 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.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 Kings College, London, the activity has to be national in character and sufficiently ambitious to drive change.