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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 billion (US) in economic losses, according to a new study led by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health Foundation of India. Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 It is causing 1.67

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India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Countries such as China, India and Brazil, which have no Arctic territories, are now seeking admission to the Arctic Council as permanent observers. Many non-Arctic countries are interested in the Arctic as the “canary in the coal mine” that can teach them about how climate change will impact their own states.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution.

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Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

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MAY 20, 2020

Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020. The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change , was conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University, the CICERO Center for International Climate Research and CSIRO as part of the Global Carbon Project. Le Quéré, C.,

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Study finds culture influences response to climate change; consumption and reproduction

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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. 2011) Human behavioral contributions to climate change: Psychological and contextual drivers. Some cultural factors are structural. Swim, Janet K.;

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UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Although China and India remain the world’s largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75% since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50%. The results suggest that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world’s top sulfur dioxide emitter.

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5 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

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JULY 10, 2023

To date, over 90 countries have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts from climate change. Together, countries with net-zero targets — which include China, the United States and India — are […]

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Study: Population Change Could Significantly Affect Climate Change

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

If global population growth slows down, it is not going to solve the climate problem, but it can make a contribution, especially in the long term. Urbanization will be particularly important in many developing countries, especially China and India, and aging will be important in industrialized countries.

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India launches major research initiative on soot

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APRIL 4, 2011

India recently launched an exhaustive study on the source, distribution and impact of airborne soot—especially on climate and glaciers. It will also address the high levels of dust over many parts of India, and its interaction with soot. SciDev.net.

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Study Finds That Climate Change Mitigation in Land Transport Should Benefit Public Health Substantially

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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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Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Earlier post.)

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MIT modeling study finds 52% of projected global population in 2050 will live in water-stressed areas

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JANUARY 13, 2014

A large portion of these regions already face water stress—most notably India, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Such changes will lead to an additional 1.8 Our research highlights the substantial influence of socioeconomic growth on global water resources, potentially worsened by climate change.

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Study using extreme value theory finds lack of uniform trends but increasing spatial variability in rainfall extremes in India

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

These findings, published in Nature Climate Change , are contrary to results of some earlier work on this subject. Recent studies disagree on how rainfall extremes over India have changed in space and time over the past half century as well as on whether the changes observed are due to global warming or regional urbanization.

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NOAA study finds reducing particulate air pollution in N America & Europe increases hurricanes in N Atlantic

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MAY 15, 2022

While a number of recent studies have examined how increasing greenhouse gas emissions are impacting global tropical cyclone activity, Hiroyuki Murakami examined the less studied and highly complex area of how particulate pollution in combination with climate changes is affecting tropical cyclones in different areas of the planet.

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Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

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JULY 15, 2010

finds that the sea-level rise is at least partly a result of climate change. The rise—which may aggravate monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India—could have future impacts on both regional and global climate. 2010) Patterns of Indian Ocean sea-level change in a warming climate. Weiqing Han.

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

The findings are outlined in three new papers published in Earth System Science Data , Environmental Research Letters , and Nature Climate Change. oil consumption per person is 16 times greater than in India and six times greater than in China. Carbon dioxide emissions continue to grow despite emerging climate policies by G.P.

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Emissions of potent GHG HFC-23 have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Starting in 2015, India and China, thought to be the main emitters of HFC-23, announced ambitious plans to abate emissions in factories that produce the gas. When we saw the reports of enormous emissions reductions from India and China, we were excited to take a close look at the atmospheric data. Resources. —Dr Stanley.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. Inflows to clean energy projects in India and Brazil slipped $2.4 thousand terawatt-hours in 2018, up from 6.4 thousand in 2017. billion and $2.7

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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JANUARY 7, 2021

New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). 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. New York in US, Tokyo in Japan). 340 cities (40.4%) from upper-middle-income countries (e.g.

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Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

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AUGUST 2, 2012

China, North India and the Middle East are expected to be especially affected by a drastic decrease in air quality. The BAU scenario assumes no further implementing legislation to prevent additional climate change and growing air pollution, other than what is in place for the base year 2005. Resources. Zimmermann, U.M.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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MAY 14, 2018

Some production activities are relocating from China and India to other developing countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, particularly for raw materials and intermediate goods production in energy-intensive sectors. It found that trade among developing nations—South-South trade—more than doubled between 2004 and 2011.

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Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Globally, coal mining is decreasing in the United States and Europe but increasing rapidly in other parts of the world, such as southeast Asia and India. Other authors include Raymond Pilcher of Raven Ridge Resources of Grand Junction, Colo.; The authors point out that less coal production doesn’t translate to less methane.

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Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

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AUGUST 15, 2009

Northern India, probably the most heavily irrigated region in the world, is rapidly depleting its groundwater, according to a new study by researchers from the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad (CSIR), India; the University of Colorado, Boulder; and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. Resources.

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Global Carbon Project: Low growth in global carbon emissions continues for third successive year

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

This is a great help for tackling climate change but it is not enough. India contributed 6.3% Although the break in emissions rise ties in with the pledges by countries to decrease emissions until 2030, it falls short of the reductions needed to limit climate change well below 2 degrees Celsius. Le Quéré et al.

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Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

Published in the journal Nature Climate Change , the new analysis shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9% Contributions to global emissions growth in 2010 were largest from China, the United States, India, the Russian Federation and the European Union. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1332.

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Lancet Series Finds That Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Will Have Major Direct Health Benefits Worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

The studies use case studies to demonstrate the co-benefits of tackling climate change in four sectors: electricity generation, household energy use, transportation, and food and agriculture. Climate change threatens us all, but its impact will likely be greatest on the poorest communities in every country.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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JUNE 26, 2022

This demand stems from significantly reduced launch costs driven by commercialization, increased reliance on satellite technologies for global positioning systems, surveillance and broadband internet, and postulated space resource extraction and militarization. —corresponding author Dr Robert Ryan. Marais, E. Balhatchet, C.

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Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Sterner is lead author in the UN climate panel’s (IPCC) working group Mitigation of Climate Change. Sterner is also the editor of the new book Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy , authored by 35 researchers.

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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

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JUNE 27, 2017

The regions hardest hit are also those investing the most in solar energy installations: China, India and the Arabian Peninsula. My colleagues in India were showing off some of their rooftop solar installations, and I was blown away by how dirty the panels were. Credit: ACS, Bergin et al. Click to enlarge. —Michael Bergin.

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IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Fossil fuel subsidies amount to hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide, and removing them has been held up as a key answer to climate change mitigation. Some of the models used even suggested a rise in emissions for some regions, such as Africa and India, as a result of switching from unsubsidized oil and gas to coal.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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APRIL 21, 2024

In India too, demand for EVs is accelerating. Seventy-two percent – 29,59,218 units – of the 3.95 million EV s sold in India in the past 11 years have come in just two fiscals (FY2024 and FY2023), indicating just how massive demand has been in the past 24 months. The shift to eco-friendly electric mobility is underway globally.

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GISS study finds applying stricter non-CO2 vehicle emission standards worldwide would yield climate benefits in addition to major health and agricultural benefits

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APRIL 4, 2011

However, these standards will not reduce CO 2 emissions, which is required to mitigate long-term climate change, the team notes. However, these standards will not reduce CO 2 emissions, which is required to mitigate long-term climate change, the team notes. Shindell et al. trillion avoided health damage and $US1.1-4.3

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. billion in FY 2014 budget); Assessing climate-change impacts in the United States; Launching a climate data initiative; and. Providing a toolkit for climate resilience.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. Methane and BC measures identified as mitigating climate change and improving air quality which have a large emission reduction potential. Source: Shindell et al.

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IPCC Chairman To Head Climate and Energy Institute At Yale

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MARCH 10, 2009

Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change (ISCCC), which opened today in Copenhagen, Yale University president Richard Levin announced that the university’s new Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) will be led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who has headed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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MAY 31, 2014

Over the same period, BC emission intensity—the amount of BC emitted per unit of energy production—decreased by 52% for all the regions under assessment, especially China and India. The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said BC has a direct radiative forcing of +0.4 (+0.05

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GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The fraction of total CO 2 emissions remaining in the atmosphere has likely increased from 40 to 45% since 1959; models suggests this is due to the response of the natural CO 2 sinks to climate change and variability. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. over the previous seven years. —Dr Canadell. Le Quéré C et al.

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Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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AUGUST 20, 2018

For example, their models show that aerosol emissions from Western Europe have 14 times the global cooling effect that aerosol emissions from India do. Yet, aerosol emissions from Europe, the United States, and China are declining, while aerosol emissions from India and Africa are increasing. —Geeta Persad.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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MARCH 16, 2024

However, according to the World Resources Institute , “EVs need to account for 75 percent to 95 percent of passenger vehicle sales by 2030 in order to meet international climate goals aimed at keeping global warming to 1.5 and 2027 in India, say EEIST researchers. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

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World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

It could also have a direct impact on climate change, with the potential to reduce the warming expected by 2050 by up to 0.5 Similarly, GHG analysis for the Dedicated Freight Corridor project in India showed that it emits 2.25 Black carbon Climate Change Emissions' degrees Celsius. Transportation projects.

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OECD: rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society; more should be done to reduce transport emissions

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MAY 23, 2014

From 2005 to 2010, the death rate rose by 4% worldwide, by 5% in China and by 12% in India. This pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated US$3.5 trillion in India. India registered an increase of about 12% in the number of deaths and about 3% in years of life lost. Click to enlarge.

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Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

A combination of reducing deforestation on land, allied to restoring the coverage and health of these marine ecosystems could deliver up to 25% of the emissions reductions needed to avoid dangerous climate change. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Click to enlarge. Wider Benefits.

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PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Sharp risers include Brazil (+ 6.2%), India (+ 4.4%), China (+ 4.2%) and Indonesia (+2.3%). Climate Change Emissions' The report is based on recent results from the joint JRC/PBL Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), the latest statistics on energy use and various other activities. billion tonnes (Gt).

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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

Study finds culture influences response to climate change; consumption and reproduction

UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

5 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

Study: Population Change Could Significantly Affect Climate Change

India launches major research initiative on soot

Study Finds That Climate Change Mitigation in Land Transport Should Benefit Public Health Substantially

Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

MIT modeling study finds 52% of projected global population in 2050 will live in water-stressed areas

Study using extreme value theory finds lack of uniform trends but increasing spatial variability in rainfall extremes in India

NOAA study finds reducing particulate air pollution in N America & Europe increases hurricanes in N Atlantic

Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

Emissions of potent GHG HFC-23 have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

Global Carbon Project: Low growth in global carbon emissions continues for third successive year

Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

Lancet Series Finds That Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Will Have Major Direct Health Benefits Worldwide

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

GISS study finds applying stricter non-CO2 vehicle emission standards worldwide would yield climate benefits in addition to major health and agricultural benefits

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

IPCC Chairman To Head Climate and Energy Institute At Yale

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects

OECD: rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society; more should be done to reduce transport emissions

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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