Every year, EPIC’s Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) releases its latest data showing the impact of air pollution on life expectancy.
Through the AQLI’s hyper-local data, users anywhere on Earth can zoom into their district and see how much longer they would live if policies were to reduce pollution to meet the World Health Organization’s guideline, a national standard, or a user-defined target. This information can help inform local communities and policymakers about the benefits of air pollution policies in perhaps the most important measure that exists: longer lives.
On September 2nd, AQLI’s director Tanushree Ganguly and EPIC’s Clean Air Program director Christa Hasenkopf unpacked the main findings from the AQLI 2025 report on pollution’s impact on life expectancy as well as introduce the AQLI’s brand new website. Opening remarks were given by Michael Greenstone, EPIC’s director and co-creator of the AQLI.
The report and webinar launched just ahead of the world community’s commemoration of International Day of Clean Air on September 7.