From Knowing to Doing: Operationalizing the 100 Questions for Air Quality Initiative
Summary
The '100 Questions for Air Quality' initiative, led by GovLab and the World Resources Institute, convened 100 global experts to prioritize a data and data science agenda for air quality. The process revealed that the primary challenge is not a lack of data or research, but rather the need to utilize existing knowledge to drive political action and investment in air quality solutions.
Key insights
- The most critical priority identified by the public and experts was not the acquisition of new data or research, but the methodology for using existing knowledge to create political will and secure investments for air quality solutions.
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- World Resources Institute (2020). From Knowing to Doing: Operationalizing the 100 Questions for Air Quality Initiative. https://www.wri.org/research/knowing-doing-operationalizing-100-questions-air-quality-initiative
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- World Resources Institute. From Knowing to Doing: Operationalizing the 100 Questions for Air Quality Initiative. 2020. https://www.wri.org/research/knowing-doing-operationalizing-100-questions-air-quality-initiative.
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- {{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=From Knowing to Doing: Operationalizing the 100 Questions for Air Quality Initiative |date=18 June 2020 |url=https://www.wri.org/research/knowing-doing-operationalizing-100-questions-air-quality-initiative |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2020from, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{From Knowing to Doing: Operationalizing the 100 Questions for Air Quality Initiative}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/knowing-doing-operationalizing-100-questions-air-quality-initiative}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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