Shaping global air quality legislation through engagement with UNEP

During 2020-22, Professor Eloise Scotford, Professor of Environmental Law, supported UNEP to develop new models of air quality legislation globally.

8 March 2023

International policy case study

Research title: Shaping global air quality legislation through engagement with UNEP
Faculty: UCL Faculty of Laws
Activity: Consultancy
Policy type: Legislation
Country/Region: Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia, East Asia, South East Asia and Australasia
Policy partner: UN Agencies

Synopsis

During 2020-22, Professor Eloise Scotford, Professor of Environmental Law, provided the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with legal expertise on a consultancy basis. She developed strong models of air quality legislation globally, including through rigorous legal analysis of robust governance systems for this area and capacity building guidance for governments to use this legal analysis in national law reform exercises.This project formed part of a wider programme under the ‘Montevideo V’ Environmental Law Programme.

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