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Ballard ships 500th ElectraGen-ME methanol fuel cell system for telecom backup

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In regions such as Southeast Asia and South Africa, where Ballard is actively engaged, electricity grids can be unreliable. For example, in the span of a few years, there have been numerous earthquakes in various parts of Asia, a catastrophic tsunami in Japan and Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean and US.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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In some parts of Asia, Africa and South America, the researchers identified data gaps which prevented them from characterizing ozone pollution exposure patterns. These metrics show similar patterns and highlight the different assessment methods. Fleming, National Centre for Atmospheric Science at University of Leicester.

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

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The new study uses observations from 2003 to 2015 in spring, the cloudiest season, over the shipping route between Europe and South Africa. This path is also part of a popular open-ocean shipping route between Europe and Asia. This makes the clouds brighter, or more reflective.

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Fast action on black carbon, ozone and methane could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C

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Introduction of clean-burning biomass stoves for cooking and heating in developing countries. Substitution of clean-burning cookstoves using modern fuels for traditional biomass cookstoves in developing countries. Pellet stoves and boilers, using fuel made from recycled wood waste or. sector in industrialized countries. Close to 2.5

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