On 16 March 2021, IQAir published its 2020 World Air Quality Report which presents the air quality status of cities across 106 countries.

The report highlights unprecedented clean air as a result of short-term COVID-19 lockdown measures, as well as several extreme pollution episodes related to climate change during 2020, such as sandstorms and wildfires.

Media pickup: The Washington Post, Bloomberg, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Forbes.

Contribution: Authored and designed the report. Contributed to PR efforts.

Special thanks are owed to Greenpeace and CREA for their valuable insights and public relations support.