Measuring Air Quality To Manage Canada's Investment In Sustainability

加拿大已经开始了一场戏剧性的转型，以减少其温室气体排放。脱碳是一项关键的科学和技术挑战，我们减少和取代化石燃料的道路将在重塑加拿大经济方面发挥关键作用。向净零的转变为加拿大提供了一个令人难以置信的机会，通过投资于脱碳，“重建得更好”，同时也改善了空气质量，缓解了环境不平等。我们无法管理我们无法衡量的东西。必须近乎实时地监测和评估净零转换，以便新知识能够指导变化并支持持续改进。可悲的是，现有的测量基础设施支离破碎，空气污染物和温室气体通常是分开测量的，衡量社区局部变化的能力太小。该项目将评估同时测量空气质量和温室气体的基于低成本传感器的设备的应用，以确定将它们整合到加拿大测量基础设施中的潜在优势。加拿大AirSENCE技术的性能将通过实验室研究和社区内的应用评估来改进。还将评估通过将低成本监测仪的数据与天基、移动和政府测量基础设施的数据融合而实现的协同效应。该项目将加速将加拿大在空气质量和温室气体监测方面的世界级研究转化为经济增长，应对新冠肺炎大流行带来的挑战，并为将对加拿大脱碳投资产生影响的政策提供信息。它将通过开发新型号的AirSENCE和展示新的应用来增加市场份额，从而提供经济回报。该项目还将就如何将低成本监测仪整合到空气质量测量基础设施中提供实用指导。更广泛地说，该项目将提供指导加拿大经济复苏和可持续发展投资所需的新知识。

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.