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How Delhi Can Cut Its Air Pollution Like Beijing Did

🎙️ EARTH CHAKRA PODCAST | Can Delhi Bend It Like Beijing? Delhi's air pollution has been stuck at 100 μg/m³ for 6 years. Beijing dropped from 80 to 30 μg/m³ in about 15 years. What's the difference? In this episode, Dr. Sarath Guttikunda (Founder, Urban Emissions) reveals the data-driven pathway that could transform Delhi's air—and he's built a tool so you can model it yourself. Speaking to the host Chetan Bhattacharji, he shows how Delhi can bend the air pollution curve like Beijing did. 🔧 TRY THE POLLUTION PATHWAY TOOL: Download the interactive Excel tool: https://urbanemissions.info/wp-conten... This tool models Delhi's path from 100 to 40 μg/m³ by 2040—sector by sector, intervention by intervention. Adjust sliders for vehicles, stubble burning, waste, and industry, and watch the pollution curve bend in real-time. 🎯 KEY FINDINGS FROM THE TOOL: Eliminating stubble burning alone barely improves Delhi's air quality Beijing dropped from 80 to 30 μg/m³ in 15 years. Delhi can too Multi-sector approach is essential (no single solution works) Target: 40 μg/m³ by 2040 (from current 100 μg/m³) TOP 3 DELHI AIR POLLUTION MYTHS DEBUNKED: 1. Stubble burning is the main problem ❌ 2. One sector alone can fix it ❌ 3. Quick fixes will work ❌ Chapters: 00:00 Why Delhi’s PM2.5 Curve is Flat (vs. Beijing’s Success) 00:45 Modelling Clean Air: The Excel Slider Tool for Policy 01:31 PM2.5 Targets: Can Delhi hit 40 micrograms? 02:16 The Truth About Stubble Burning & Delhi Air Pollution 03:43 Reducing Vehicular Emissions: The Biggest Pollution Lever 04:49 Sector-by-Sector Recipe: Hitting National Standards by 2040 07:08 Beijing’s Playbook: Can Delhi Replicate a 15-Year Fix? 08:56 The Cost of Delay: Why 2026 is the Critical Start Date 10:03 Economic Impact of Air Pollution: Health & GDP Losses 11:51 Adapting the Tool for Other Polluted Cities in India 12:46 How Municipalities and CAQM Visualise the Path to Clean Air 13:53 Public Transport & Trucks: Achieving 50% Exhaust Cuts 14:33 Mapping CAQM’s 18 Action Plans to Pollution Sectors 15:24 User Guide: How to Model Your Own Sector Targets 16:14 Behavioural Change: Individual Responsibility in Waste Management 18:22 Two Priorities for Policy Makers: Waste & Non-Motorized Transport 20:11 Is Delhi’s Air Fixable? Realistic Targets for 2026 24:05 Final Takeaways: Funding, Political Will, and Lessons from Paris 🔬 ABOUT DR. SARATH GUTTIKUNDA: Founder of Urban Emissions, 20+ years of air quality research, TED Fellow, creator of pollution modelling tools. https://urbanemissions.info/about-uei... 💡 WHY THIS TOOL MATTERS: Unlike complex atmospheric models, this spreadsheet-based tool makes pollution pathways accessible to everyone—policymakers, researchers, communities, and businesses. It shows exactly which interventions work, how much they help, and what happens if we delay action. 📊 WHAT THE TOOL SHOWS: Source apportionment by sector (transport, dust, cooking, industry, waste, stubble) Interactive sliders to test reduction scenarios Visual curve showing path to 40 μg/m³ target Comparison with Beijing's successful trajectory 🎙️ ABOUT EARTH CHAKRA PODCAST: Exploring environmental solutions, climate action, and sustainability challenges across India and the world. Hosted by Chetan Bhattacharji, a climate communications professional. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more conversations with scientists and changemakers tackling India's air quality and climate change problems. 📢 Questions for Dr Guttikunda or the host? Drop them in the comments! Earth Chakra’s other handles: X - https://x.com/Earth_Chakra Insta -   / earth.chakra.global   Writings and website: https://chetanbhattacharji.com/ https://healthpolicy-watch.news/autho... https://www.thehindu.com/profile/auth... https://whatamibreathing.substack.com/ https://www.orfonline.org/contributor... https://www.ndtv.com/search?searchtex... https://www.newindianexpress.com/citi... Warming Stripes logo: Warming Stripes under Commons Licence https://showyourstripes.info/ - "The graphics have a CC-BY4.0 license, so can be used for any purpose as long as credit is given to Professor Ed Hawkins (University of Reading) and a link is provided to this website." Credit for Warming Stripes: Professor Ed Hawkins (University of Reading) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Other sources: Indian Express: Delhi vs Beijing https://indianexpress.com/article/exp... Dalberg report: Cost to India’s GDP https://dalberg.com/wp-content/upload... #DelhiPollution #AirQuality #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalScience #Beijing #StubblebBurning #VehicularPollution #CleanAir #PollutionControl #EarthChakra