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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The results of the study were published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. g/m 3 ) increment of black carbon is associated with a 12% increase in LADC incidence globally. Black carbon is a pollutant that is classified as under PM 2.5. Pollutants that were analyzed were black carbon, sulfate, and PM 2.5.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Schematic overview of the primary black-carbon emission sources and the processes that control. the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Accounting for all of the ways black carbon can affect climate, it is believed to have a warming effect of about 1.1

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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JULY 20, 2021

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs (feral swine), are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 Their study appears in Global Change Biology. —UQ’s Dr Christopher O’Bryan. —Nicholas Patton.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Brazil’s Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira and Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) President Luciano Coutinho announced the launch of a new credit line to support projects focused on greenhouse gas reduction and climate change solutions. In 2011, approximately R$230 million (US$133.7

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A two-year study led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found large trucks to be the greatest contributors to black carbon emissions close to major roadways. Research consistently links traffic emissions to negative effects on both the environment and human health. Jonathan M. Shairsingh, Robert M.

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JUNE 30, 2011

How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a new study by a team of psychologists. Swim and her colleagues reported that peoples’ perceptions of how their behavior affects the environment influences how they act. —Janet Swim.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Seen together, the climate impact of these two factors is bigger than that of the sector’s carbon emissions.

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Climate change is a problem for communities around the world. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones.

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APRIL 30, 2023

The world is undergoing an energy transition to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. The oxygen could be used to increase the efficiency of power generation with oxy-combustion and to facilitate the capture, use, and storage of carbon (CCUS). —Julian Hunt Resources Hunt, J., Montanari, P.,

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. The impact of carbon materials on the hydrogen storage properties of light metal hydrides.” EP/T022760/1. EPSRC funding award.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has initiated a working group to develop a United States protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon in their soil. The current system for voluntary carbon transactions is broken and needs to be fixed, group founders said. Baker III and Susan G. —Kenneth Medlock.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

The meeting was held in June at Vanderbilt University and was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR), Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment (VIEE) and the University of Memphis’ Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute. Regardless of the success of mitigation efforts, we will need to adapt.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Black carbon has a negative impact on the environment and on human health. For their study, the Environment Canada/MECA team used two midsize sedans and two compact vehicles. Climate Change Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems' Credit: ACS, Chan et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to Québec’s to form a joint carbon market to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Air Resources Board will consider the proposed regulations at its regular meeting on 28 June 2012. Earlier post.). —ARB Chairman Mary D.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB). Total statewide 2018 GHG emissions were 425.3 million metric tons, compared to 424.5

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment launched a new four-year research program to help businesses and policy-makers identify high-carbon sectors and assets that could be significantly devalued or written off—i.e, In many cases these investments will not be worth what investors think.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

New WHO has issued new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) that reduce levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. and carbon monoxide (CO)—it also has an impact on other damaging pollutants. They are applicable to both outdoor and indoor environments globally, and cover all settings.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

A new study by an international team of researchers using Comparative Risk Assessment methods to estimate the health effects of alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings—London, UK, and Delhi, India—concluded that although uncertainties remain, climate change mitigation in transport should benefit public health substantially.

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APRIL 10, 2021

Australia-based Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore, recently revised its emissions reduction goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030—10 years earlier than its previous target. We have joined the global battle to defeat climate change.

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49% in the last two decades, according to the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project. Total emissions—including fossil fuel combustion, cement production, deforestation and other land use emissions—reached 10 billion tonnes of carbon (36.7

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

They also went beyond changes in population size to examine the links between aging, urbanization, and emissions. The team found that growth in urban populations could lead to as much as a 25% rise in projected carbon dioxide emissions in some developing countries. PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1004581107. 1004581107.

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MAY 13, 2011

Illustration of the steps in an iterative risk management approach for addressing climate change. From: America’s Climate Choices. This trend cannot be explained by natural factors such as internal climate variability or changes in incoming energy from the sun. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 6, 2014

The UK and China have agreed to a new £20-million (US$33-million) three-year program that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the two countries. million (US$11 million) available each year. million (US$9.4

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

By adopting this regulatory amendment, Québec has taken a major step in pursuing the deployment of further action within the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) to create an extensive carbon market in North America. —Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, Yves-François Blanchet.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Chan School of Public Health, and consulted by dozens of experts in academia, updates ethanol’s carbon intensity score to reflect how continuous improvements in technology and practices have driven further emissions reductions in the lifecycle of ethanol and will lead to net zero renewable fuel in the future. gCO 2 e/MJ (range of 37.6

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Ocean acidification caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide in seawater is already increasing along the California coast decades earlier than existing models predict. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Ecosystems.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

A new study from University of Michigan researchers challenges the assumption that crop-based biofuels such as corn ethanol and biodiesel are inherently carbon-neutral—i.e., This assumption has been used in cap-and-trade programs and carbon taxes as promulgated to date, which address only fossil-derived CO 2 emissions.

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JULY 26, 2013

Its ability to utilize CO 2 as a sole carbon source renders it an interesting new candidate host for the production of renewable liquid transportation fuels, the team noted in their paper. eutropha is making the ketones from carbon dioxide while E. The resources needed for these steps could therefore be eliminated if R.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Accordingly, reducing obesity may have considerable benefits for both public health and the environment. All oxygen-dependent organisms on the planet produce carbon dioxide as a result of metabolic processes necessary to sustain life. —Magkos et al. Bügel, S.G., Schacht, S.R., Ravussin, E. and Astrup, A.

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APRIL 4, 2009

The European Commission has published a white paper—“ Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action ”—outlining the framework of a two-phase strategic approach to help the EU cope with the impacts of climate change. European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The foundational idea is that the sun-obscuring aerosols fossil fuel consumption puts into the atmosphere would clear relatively quickly, but long-lived greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide would persist and create a net warming. —Drew Shindell, Nicholas Professor of Earth Science at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment.

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MAY 31, 2014

Black carbon emissions and BC emissions intensity per year. A study led by a team from Peking University has estimated that global black carbon (BC) emissions increased from 5.3 Black carbon has two deleterious effects on the environment. Climate Change Emissions Health' Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. Up to 80% of the world population is expected to reside in cities by 2050.

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JULY 17, 2014

Value of low carbon investments by year and cumulative. A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. —“Investing in the low carbon journey”. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The climate change benefit is estimated for 2050 and human health and crop benefits are for 2030 and beyond. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. The identified measures complement, but do not replace, anticipated carbon dioxide reduction measures.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. In 2018, the country has 19% of the total BUA of large cities in the world. —Professor Chen. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19158-1.

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