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WORKSHOP ON AIR QUALITY CO-BENEFITS OF DECARBONIZATION
February 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
| Location: | Room 2440R Richcraft Hall |
Carleton Atmospheric Modelling Group, together with Health Canada is hosting a half-day workshop on air quality co-benefits of decarbonization. The workshop is intended for various stakeholders in air pollution policy and planning and will be held on February 26, 2026, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, at Carleton University. The workshop will have a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual participation. You can find the workshop pamphlet here.
The workshop aims to cover a range of topics and will include the following sessions:
- Session I – Model-based estimation of co-benefits: different types or air quality co-benefits; various approaches to source impact estimation; use of adjoint models for estimating sectoral and location-specific co-benefits; impact of resolution.
- Session II – Population health and environmental justice co-benefits: economic valuation; integration into adjoint analysis; examples of population health (PH) co-benefits (Canada and the US); examples of environmental justice (EJ) co-benefits (US), role of resolution.
- Session III – Co-benefits and climate change discourse: differences between PH and EJ co-benefits and climate benefits; added value of co-benefits (magnitude, variability, immediacy); role of co-benefits in expanding climate narrative and messaging; potential for policy integration.
- Session IV – Facilitating the use of co-benefits: Canadian co-benefits for various levels of jurisdiction and sectors; potential tools for streamlining the use of co-benefits in Canada; data requirements, accessibility, ease of use, and resolution; potential for public engagement; adaptive air quality management.
Tentative agenda:
11:00 – 11:05 Introduction
11:05 – 11:35 Session I: model-based estimation of co-benefits
11:35 – 12:15 Session II: PH and EJ co-benefits
12:15 – 13:00 Working lunch for in-person attendees
13:00 – 13:30 Session III: co-benefits and climate change discourse
13:30 – 14:00 Session IV: facilitating the use of co-benefits
Each session will include a Q&A and discussion section. If you are interested in attending (in-person or virtually) please contact Professor Amir Hakami (amir.hakami[at]carleton.ca).