The Air 2000 program is a program designed to initiate innovative and early actions to reduce emissions of priority pollutants affecting both regional air quality and climate change. It is also designed to pursue partnerships with stakeholders, and involve the general public through education, to foster an ongoing commitment to individual actions that support clean air. The priority pollutants on which early actions are currently focused include inhalable particulate and greenhouse gases.
Emphasis is placed on initiatives that can be readily implemented at the local level.
Programs are evaluated using currently available information from regional and international sources. Emphasis is on innovation, and the fullest possible application of solutions which are in place or under active consideration throughout the world. Implementation of program actions will be done through the active involvement of stakeholders and other interested parties to deliver solutions and ensure effectiveness. Air 2000 provides an action environment for implementing new proposals as they are developed, and ensures that ongoing air quality improvements continue to be realized, even as longer term planning and monitoring assessments are being carried out.