As part of the revision of the European Directive on air quality management, the European Commission (Directorate-General for the Environment) tasked the Nilu, Vito and Ricardo Research Institutes with coordinating the drafting of guidelines for the proper application of numerical models in air quality studies. To this end, the appointed entities identified five European experts who have been entrusted with the drafting of the document.

One of these experts is Guido Pirovano of RSE’s Sustainable Development and Energy Sources Department, who will join colleagues from other European institutes, including the Swedish Agency for the Environment, University of Aveiro, Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the National Research Institute in Warsaw. In particular, RSE will edit the chapter on source apportionment techniques. The document, to be issued in 2025, will be used by the Commission to promote the proper application of numerical models under the ‘Air Quality’ Directive in all member States.

The contribution to the drafting of the document is an important recognition of RSE’s expertise in air quality modeling and enhancement of the research activity carried out in recent years.