The Integrated Environmental Strategies (IES) Program
Promoting Local and Global Air Quality Solutions
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he Integrated Environmental Strategies (IES) Program helps developing countries identify policies and technologies that reduce local air pollutants and have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. By analyzing and implementing relevant “integrated” policies and measures such as clean energy (e.g., renewable energy technologies), energy efficiency, and public transportation, IES communities have an opportunity to make a positive impact on air quality, public health, and the local economy.
How IES Works
Through the IES Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works closely with teams of researchers, local and national policymakers, citizens, and other stakeholders to identify costeffective air quality management strategies. IES projects, currently operating in eight developing nations, are tailored to participants’ needs and priorities. EPA supports local teams in their efforts to build lasting capacity for improved air quality management by providing technical tools, consultations, and training opportunities. Policymakers are actively engaged in all aspects of the IES process, including project planning, working groups, technical training, policy option development and analysis, and implementation. IES projects involve a variety of stakeholders, cultivating public support for implementing innovative strategies that can yield local and global benefits.
IES Program Goals
The IES Program assists developing countries by: •Identifying tools, training opportunities, and approaches to help analyze and quantify potential environmental, public health, and economic benefits. •Facilitating consideration of global issues (i.e., greenhouse gas emissions) in local energy and environmental policy initiatives. •Building expertise in integrated energy and environmental analysis. •Promoting implementation of measures and policies with multiple benefits.
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IES Success in Santiago, Chile
In Santiago, Chile, a very successful IES project brought together government officials and other stakeholders to better understand the linkages between air pollution reduction and social benefits. Working closely with EPA technical experts, the project team developed scenarios for reducing conventional air pollutants while at the same time identifying opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They analyzed benefits that could be attained by improving air quality through fuel switching, energy efficiency, transportation planning, and infrastructure improvements. Based on their extensive analysis, the team recommended air quality improvement options for Santiago. Other results of the IES Santiago team’s work include: •The initiation of a subsequent project by the Transport Planning Agency, which built upon the results of the IES work. •The preparation of a proposal for the Global Environment Facility, an international organization that supports projects in developing countries that protect the global environment, which materialized into a “grant-in-progress.”
“The United States wants to foster economic growth in the developing world, including the world’s poorest nations.We want to help them realize their potential, and bring the benefits of growth to their peoples, including better health...and a cleaner environment.” - President George W. Bush, February 14, 2002
•The award of a five-year contract from the Regional Environmental Commission to the leading organizer of the IES Chile project to manage a “Center of Excellence.” This project has been so successful that its approach has been exported to other participating IES countries through the exchange of technical experts and analytical techniques.
For More Information
Visit the IES Web site at
. You may also E-mail or call +1 202 343-9731.
“The IES project was the first attempt to assign estimates of economic value to health impacts of energy and emission control options.This is a major achievement in China, and it has developed a methodology that will be very useful to decisionmakers in the future.”
- Bai Guoqiang, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, China
Photographs are courtesy of the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and Luis Cifuentes.
EPA 430-F-03-015 August 2005
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