Case Study: Research Policy Interface Thematic Group
National Smoky Coal Ban
Statutory Instruments No. 529/2022 - Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022
Academics and Institutional Affiliation:
Patrick Goodman and Dublin City Council
1-Technological University Dublin
Evidence of policy outcome referencing the role of the research:
• Yes, by the extension of the ban from a local level to a national level
Research undertaken that informed or underpinned the policy outcome:
• Effect of air-pollution control on death rates in Dublin, Ireland: an intervention study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673602112815?via%3Dihub
• Assessing the Impact of Domestic Solid Fuel Burning on Ambient Air Quality in Ireland
https://www.epa.ie/publications/research/air/Research_158_web_wrapped.pdf
• Effect of Air Pollution Control on Mortality and Hospital Admissions in Ireland
Key learnings for you from this research-policy bridging process
Research supports and can drive the implementation of policy
SDGs impacted
SDG 3, SDG 11, SDG 12 & SDG 13
