On January 16th 2015, the kick-off meeting for City Air Quality Management Project was held in Beijing, which was under the host of Clean Air Alliance of China (CAAC) and Energy Foundation (EF). Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP), together with representatives from Changzhou (Jiangsu province) and Yangquan (Shanxi province) attended the meeting, and discussed the project plan and timeline arrangement.
During the meeting, city representatives introduced their air pollution control progress and needs, as well as the pilot implementation plan respectively. The project work scope and deliverables were thoroughly discussed among the participants. The whole project will include city clean air management assessment, co-control measures analysis and design, local air quality management training, experience sharing and dissemination, as well as air quality attainment strategies development.
With support from energy foundation, CAAC will conduct a series of local air quality management pilots in 2015 to support local implementation and capacity building at both provincial and municipal levels. Many of the alliance members, such as Tsinghua University, CAEP, Beijing Normal University, will provide technical support for these pilot projects.
