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On September 8, 2026 — following the UN International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on the 7th, the EPIC Air Quality Fund hosted a live, online, high-visibility session in which organizations, governments, and companies from around the world publicly announced concrete clean air commitments for the coming year.

Led by Christa Hasenkopf, Director of the EPIC Clean Air Program, the event featured a keynote from Ambassador Samantha Power and a panel of representatives from clean air-relevant organizations, moderated by journalist Rebecca Root. The session culminated in a global roll call of regional pledge announcements.

Want to join organizations from around the world in making a clean air commitment? Learn more about the Pledge and how to participate here.

Christa Hasenkopf

Director, Clean Air Program, EPIC

Farah Kazi

Senior Project Manager, EPIC Air Quality Fund

Samantha Power

Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; William D. Zabel Professor of Practice in Human Rights, Harvard Law School

Mary Tran

Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Specialist, EPIC Air Quality Fund

Jack Lewars

Founder, Ultra Philanthropy

Ittipol Pawarmart

Director of Automotive Emission Laboratory, Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Pollution Control Department (PCD), Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Ricardo Pineda Guzmán

Co-Founder & Director, Sustenta Honduras

Jake Alexander

Impact Advisor, Fit for Purpose

Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse

Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Environmental Protection Authority