California Air Resources Board

Principal Investigator/Author: Burkhard Schipper

Contractor: University of California, Davis

Contract number: 22RD021

Project Status: Active

Relevant CARB programs: none

Topic areas: Wildfires, Health & Air Pollution, Environmental Justice, Indoor Air, Equity & Access to Programs, Economics

Research Summary:

Wildfire smoke is a serious hazard for millions of Californians. This project will test strategies to reduce the barriers to participating in incentive programs that could reduce their exposure to wildfire smoke and other pollutants.

Keywords: behavioral economics; health; indoor health; PM mitigation; wildfire smoke; messaging; real-world test; causal evidence