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Study finds rapid health benefits following air pollution reduction

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Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and significant impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to new open-access research published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society. It’s critical that governments adopt and enforce WHO guidelines for air pollution immediately.

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ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant

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The aircraft could double the area around airports exposed to substantial noise pollution compared to existing subsonic aircraft of the same size. This equals about one-fifth of a proportional carbon budget afforded international aviation under a 1.5 The fleet of SSTs would emit an additional 1.6 degree Celsius climate trajectory.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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The report provides updated results on the continuous monitoring of the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Since 2015, the EU’s CO 2 emissions have stabilized, representing 9.6% Also in Eurasia emissions grew in Turkey (5%) and Ukraine (8%). below the levels in 1990 and 17.9%

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