We continue BA's employee highlight series with our amazing Field Technician, Mafe Aragon Orrego! ❤️

We rely on the Controlled Cooking Test to measure context-specific energy performance by using local foods, fuels, and cooks. Thx to @cleancooking for leading a public process to capture and incorporate lessons learned from the field. Check out v3.0! https://tinyurl.com/bdpf8b5f

India Is a Rising Power, but Breathing in Its Capital Is Hazardous

India Is a Rising Power, but Breathing in Its Capital Is Hazardous www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...

New HAPIN publication! 🌍 No association observed between PM2.5 or CO and severe #pneumonia in 3,061 infants across 4 LMICs. But null results move science forward! Researchers are still exploring the mechanism by which #airpollution impacts pneumonia. https://bit.ly/3M6WEfj

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Berkeley Air! 🥧🍁

It’s #SustainableTransportDay! Cleaner transport doesn’t just improve outdoor air - it reduces pollutants that infiltrate homes and impact daily exposure. Sustainable mobility is a win for health and climate. 🌱🏡https://bit.ly/3HlSYAK

Greetings from Dar 🇹🇿 This week @tirdo_official hosted BA's Michael Johnson at their cookstove testing facility. Together with @WBG_Energy, @TBS_Tanzania and partners, we’re working to enhance #cleancooking through improved performance standards and enhanced testing capacity.

Exciting news! This week, our project partners @PUSHBuffalo are wrapping up data collection for a stove swap study in low-income households in NY. Stay tuned for the before-and-after #airquality results! 🧑‍🔬📉

New analysis examines factors affecting scale-up of #bioethanol for #CleanCooking in 🇹🇿 highlighting the importance of convenient and consistent consumer access as well as government policies that build demand & lower fuel costs. https://bit.ly/44d97UT #ImplementationScience

🌍👶 On #WorldPneumoniaDay, we are raising awareness that every child deserves to breathe clean air. Did you know that 1 in 5 child pneumonia deaths are linked to air pollution? We stand with global efforts to improve air quality to protect little lungs. #ChildSurvival

As nerds who believe passionately in the value of data to scale #CleanCooking and reduce #AirPollution, imagine our delight to discover that we are two years into the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development. Let’s go! #WorldScienceDay

Congratulations to the Government of Uganda and the Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister for Energy and Mineral Development on the launch of a new Nationally Integrated #CleanCooking Strategy! @MEMD_Uganda @SEIresearch

It was an honor and pleasure to join @TriNet staff and companies to bring issues important to small and medium-size businesses to Capitol Hill and to have the opportunity to discuss our experiences with policymakers. Thank you @Trinet for including us in this innovative event.

Here's another Berkeley Air Employee Highlight!

We are excited to lead an ace consulting team for @WBG_Energy to provide technical assistance to @TBS_Tanzania to expand and update performance standards plus testing capacity for #cleancooking devices and fuels. @SNV_Tanzania @CleanCooking @c__lorange

New HAPIN pub alert! In Guatemala, Rwanda, India, and Peru, we measured blood pressure (BP) and exposure to PM2.5, BC, and CO on 368 adult women. We found significant associations (p=0.03) between short-term exposure to BC and PM2.5 and increased BP. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/46XHWOu

Thank you to Jess Tryner at Access Sensor Technologies for giving a cool and engaging presentation at the American Association of Aerosol Research earlier this week! We are so excited to continue collaborating together on our new projects in indoor air pollution research.

On #WorldFoodDay, we celebrate food’s power to connect and nourish us. For many families, cooking food can also compromise household air quality. Expanding access to clean, affordable cooking options supports both health and the environment. #CleanCooking #HealthAndClimate

Women serve as primary food producers across the world, especially in rural areas. Spending the most time in the kitchen results in rural women being exposed to more harmful IA pollutants from burning of biomass. Rural Women’s Day celebrates the work these women do as providers.

Attending #AAAR2025 ? Don't miss our colleague, Jessica Tryner @AccessSensor, presenting our collaboration on quantifying air quality for stove swap-out programs. She will be presenting on Thursday, October 16th, from 1-3 PM!

Don't miss the chance to comment on developments at the Gold Standard: new downward adjustment and common practice tools, and a process for aligning existing methodologies with the Paris Agreement. Consultation deadline: Nov 5, 2025. https://bit.ly/3WrPjJ9

How can energy transitions better serve communities?

Join us on Oct 14 to explore the building blocks of equitable energy development — from data and tech to policy and finance — with lessons from Africa and Asia.
🕚 11:30am–1:15pm EDT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42YREPn
#EnergyAccess #CleanEnergy

How air pollution relates to chronic pain in middle-aged and older adults: a Nationwide cohort study AbstractObjectives. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between chronic pain and NO2, O3, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 amongst middle-aged

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Studies reviewed the effectiveness of rural energy access programs How effective are Germany’s energy access programs in Sub-Saharan Africa?

How effective are Germany’s #EnergyAccess #Programs in #SubSaharan Africa? Are those programs really benefiting the poor populations? Read more about this!
@setienergy.bsky.social
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Shout-out to @KALW and @mcoc for hosting a marvelous panel on residential #buildingdecarb in the San Francisco Bay Area last week. Presenters showcased helpful resources and inspiring models: @somcan.sf, betterelectric.org, @quit__carbon and ecoblock.berkeley.edu

🚗 Tiny traffic particles stick to our blood cells

New research shows that traffic-related nanoparticles can adhere to human red blood cells after exposure to emissions.

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#SciComm #AirPollution 🧪

ETHOS 2026 will take place in Portland, OR, on February 6 & 7! With immense gratitude, we say farewell to @northwestu, which hosted this cookstove conference for 25 years. Good 🥟 news: dumpling feasting will continue! @Dintaifungindo is across the street from the new venue.

Are you curious about how #blackcarbon affects climate and what role #cleancooking can play? Last week, @UKMECS blogged about the key differences between #blackcarbon and #CO2e and how our sector can approach accounting for #blackcarbon reductions. https://bit.ly/4nrOKuF

#AirPollution #AirQuality