Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Currency Exchange Rate on Air Pollution in Tehran: A Sectoral Review

The 2022 winter was the most polluted season of Tehran in past five years. is rated as one world’s cities World Air Quality Index (AQI) Ranking. pollution Iran’s big consequence several economic, technological, management, and socio-cultural factors. But how important currency exchange rate? Since Iranian revolution 1979, country has been subjected to sanctions imposed by a varied international entities, namely United States. economic political consequences rate have so far central topics interest researchers, journalists, officials. Although multiple factors affect level air cities, this study narrows down its focus on 2018-2020 period, during which changing Dollar Rial burdened environmental strategies Iran. National public entities do not officially reveal trade volume between Iran community, importing exporting transactions, foreign domestic investments. Therefore, descriptive-analytical paper examines experts’ official debate over topic major national newspapers, news agencies, interviews. Findings consequences, decrease against U.S. dollar, had undeniable impacts local actions related key areas transit, motorcycles, automobiles, petrol, refineries power plants, are significant Tehran.