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together researchers from across Imperial to improve air quality for all.</p> <p> <span class="link primary">Find out about NExAir</span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="flexible__item"> <div class="media-item full light-primary equal-height"> <a href="/medicine/departments/school-public-health/environmental-research-group/"> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">Environmental Research Group </h3> <p>The Environmental Research Group analyses the impacts of the environment on health in the modern world.</p> <p> <span class="link primary">Find out more about the group</span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div>  </div> </div>   <div class="flexible fixed "> <div class="heading"> <h2 class="title">Future energy</h2> </div> <div class="row equal-height-columns">  <div class="flexible__item"> <div class="media-item full light-primary equal-height"> <a href="/energy-futures-lab/"> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">Energy Futures Lab </h3> <p>Promoting energy innovation and advancing systemic solutions for a sustainable energy future.</p> <p> <span class="link primary">Find out about the Energy Futures Lab</span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="flexible__item"> <div class="media-item full light-primary equal-height"> <a href="/a-z-research/carbon-capture-and-storage/"> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">Carbon Capture and Storage Research Network </h3> <p>Imperial has the country’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) research program, with over 30 staff involved in CCS related activity.</p> <p> <span class="link primary">Find out more about Imperial's CCS activities</span> </p> </div> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="flexible__item"> <div class="media-item full light-primary equal-height"> <a href="/a-z-research/behaviour-change-energy-environment-policy/"> <div class="content"> <h3 class="title">Behaviour Change in Energy and Environment Policy (BEEP)</h3> <p>Connecting energy and environment behaviour change researchers across the 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