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Clean Air Fund

Clean Air Fund is a global philanthropic organisation working with governments, funders, businesses and campaigners to create a future where everyone breathes clean air.

As the world’s largest philanthropically-funded organisation dedicated to tackling air pollution, we drive ambitious change from grassroots to governments. We accelerate the clean air movement by:

  1. funding and partnering with organisations across the globe that promote data, build public demand for clean air and drive action.
  2. engaging and supporting decision makers to act on clean air, and bringing together funders, researchers, policy makers, businesses and campaigners to strengthen the air quality cause.

We work with communities disproportionately affected by air pollution. We work where the need and potential for impact is greatest, including the EU, Ghana, India, South Africa and the UK. We also run global programmes to raise air pollution up the international climate and health agendas. Our global themes include data, health, campaigns and private sector action.

Activity period 2019–2024
Last CoAct update n/a
Web URL https://www.cleanairfund.org/
Output effectiveness
0.77
Accountability Index
0.58
Inclusiveness Index
0.47
Num. actors 0
Functions Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Campaigning, Lobbying, Participatory management, Funding, Commercial product / service, Policy planning
SDGs 3 7 9 11 12 13 15 17
Themes human settlements, transport, energy, industry
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors No clear economic sector
Implementation countries Bulgaria, China, Ghana, India, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the)
Target Target type
Drive significant progress on reducing air pollution in at least 8 countries and 55 cities between 2021 and 2026 People/countries affected target
Encourage at least 75 multinational companies to commit to ambitious plans to reduce their air pollution footprints across their value chains between 2021 and 2026 Organisations engaged target
Catalyse a total of $250 million in funds for air quality programming between 2021 and 2026 Funding target