Addressing air pollution emissions has significant climate change mitigation benefits and in terms of the Air Quality Management Act the medium term focus of the department is to develop and facilitate the implementation of a regulatory framework to improve and monitor ambient air quality through licensing, priority area management plans, a vehicle emission strategy and related implementation tools. As part of the monitoring and evaluation of this air quality regulatory framework, the South African Air Quality Information System will also collate data on the emissions of GHG's contributing to the monitoring of the country's efforts to address climate change.