Prof. Anil Namdeo PhD, is a Professor of Air Quality Management in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University, UK. He is also a Visiting Professor at VIT University (Chennai Campus) and Anna University Chennai. He is a Chartered Environmentalist, a Chartered Scientist, and a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS) at the Institute of Air Quality Management. He obtained his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya in 1983, his M.Tech in Environmental Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1985 and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Nottingham in 1995. Prof. Namdeo’s research bridges the gap between engineering, social science and public health. His research covers the monitoring, modelling and management aspects of air quality and focuses on air quality and health with special emphasis on personal exposure of population to air pollution. He is also interested in environmental justice with a focus on understanding the links between land use, transportation, air quality, social deprivation and health. His recent work has focused on climate change (adaptation and mitigation) with particular emphasis on net-zero policies, strategies and practices.