Remove 2015 Remove Climate Remove Parts Remove Pollution
article thumbnail

New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

Green Car Congress

Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Uber’s CEO tells us they ‘do the right thing, period.’

Pollution 493
article thumbnail

ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

Green Car Congress

Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. million deaths between 1999 to 2015 in the USA, with 18.4

Pollution 247
article thumbnail

Ice core data show why air pollution is dropping more slowly in US and Western Europe despite lower sulfur emissions

Green Car Congress

We need to understand this multiphase chemistry in the atmosphere to design an efficient strategy to manage air pollution and accurately predict future air pollution and climate change impacts. During most of the 20 th century, sulfur dioxide emissions increased with industrialization in many parts of the world.

Pollution 221
article thumbnail

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Cars That Think

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. In 2015, the U.S. C above pre-industrial levels.

Climate 144
article thumbnail

China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

Green Car Congress

They monitored indoor and outdoor ozone levels, along with other pollutants. parts per billion (ppb), corresponding to outdoor concentrations ranging from 4.3 In 2015, 108 million Americans—one third of the population—lived in counties with ozone levels that exceeded standards set by the EPA.

Ozone 170
article thumbnail

Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

Green Car Congress

This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that’s caused by small airborne particles of pollution. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles. This path is also part of a popular open-ocean shipping route between Europe and Asia. NASA Earth Observatory.

Emissions 223
article thumbnail

Dependable Supply Chain Services deploys Orange EV electric trucks as step towards zero-emission freight facility

Green Car Congress

Orange EV’s Class 8 electric trucks, commercially deployed since 2015, are more than 400% more energy-efficient than their diesel counterparts. At moderate use sites, replacing one diesel yard truck with Orange EV electric trucks can eliminate 80 tons of CO 2 , along with NO x , particulate matter, and other criteria pollutants.

Supplies 199