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About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.
in 2030 even if India were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations. In 2015, more than half the Indian population—about 670 million citizens—were exposed to PM 2.5 The program focuses on 102 polluted Indian cities and aims to reduce PM 2.5 levels by 20-30% over the next five years.
The study examined utility meter readings of 130,000 households—a 1-in-10 random sample of all households in Singapore—from 2012 to 2015. The reasons were two-fold: (i) increased air pollution led to households staying indoors more to mitigate the pollution impact; and (ii) PM 2.5
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Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London. The start of a greening program to trap pollution—a row of 50 green towers (six foot tall planters) have been installed along Lower Thames Street, one of central London’s most polluted roads.
A proposal for existing plants is due in 2014, with targeted file rule in 2015. In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. The standards for new plants—already being developed by EPA—are to be done this fall.
A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. —Comer et al.
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. These figures were set by the previous Mayor in 2015.The
In February 2012, the China State Council approved its first national ambient air quality standard for PM 2.5 , which will come into effect by the end of 2015. 2020),” which plans to achieve accumulated sales of 500,000 new-energy vehicles (including hybrids and EVs) by 2015, and 5 million by 2020. Earlier post.] —Huo et al.
The CMA CGM partnership deals with the development of cleaner and more sustainable energies to eliminate CO 2 emissions, greenhouse gases and air pollutants. It is sailing round the world in order to speed up development of the most innovative solutions for the environment.
In a paper published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care , researchers report that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution—even if relatively low—including fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and soot (black carbon), had worse lung function than those living in less polluted areas. mL; -43.9,
The mode of travel you take on your daily work commute can make a big difference in your exposure to air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at the California Air Resources Board (ARB). The study took place from April 2014 to November 2015 and encompassed 161 individual commutes.
As with the earlier assessment, this study consists of two separate, but related, analyses: greenhouse gas emissions from 2015-2050, and air quality impacts in 2030. In the Lower GHG scenario, in 2050, total emissions for the electricity and transportation sectors could be reduced by 2610 million metric tons relative to 2015 levels.
The program will expand in 2015 to include fuel distributors to address emissions from combustion of transportation fuels and combustion of natural gas and propane at sources not covered in the first phase of the program. percent, virtually on par with the projected rate of 2.4 —ARB Staff Initial Statement of Reasons.
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The spending in the 12th Five Year Plan for the period 2011 through 2015 represents 60% of the investment capital allocated for the decade. It is also stated that pilot cap-and-trade systems for carbon and other criteria pollutants will be undertaken. hectares and high-speed rail is targeted to expand by 47,000 km between now and 2015.
These initiatives are further steps toward achieving the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, introduced in 2015. At every price point and with multiple powertrains, we can put more people in cleaner automobiles across North America to have the greatest near-term impact on total carbon emissions.
Ship emissions are the single-largest source of air pollution from port-related operations. Its program also conforms to the San Pedro Bay Clean Ports Air Action Plan, which sets specific bay-wide targets for near-term pollution reduction through 2014 and long-term objectives through 2023. percent or less.
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Of 39,450,000 allowances for the Advance Auction (2015 Vintage), 5,576,000 were sold with a settlement price of $10 (same reserve price). That means new jobs, cleaner water and air—and a working model for other states, and the nation, to use as we gear up to fight climate change and make our economy more competitive and resilient.
The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that California emitted 429 million metric tons of climate pollutants in 2016—a drop of 12 million metric tons, or three percent, from 2015. Under Assembly Bill 32 passed in 2006, California must reduce its emissions to 1990 levels (431 million metric tons) by 2020.
The largest one-year emissions drop California has ever achieved was at the height of the Great Recession in 2009, when climate pollution fell 6.1%. This is the result of policies promoting cleaner vehicle fuels and advanced clean vehicle standards. This is plausibly due to bus fleets becoming cleaner or electrified.
In 2015, the US EPA announced the first Federal enforcement of the Truck and Bus Regulation. EPA is committed to helping California achieve cleaner, healthier air by ensuring compliance with the state’s pollution rules. Earlier post.). —Alexis Strauss, EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest.
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It intends to achieve this with a policy prioritizing efficiency improvements and measures for cleaner emissions that apply in the real world. 2015) “Development of Dynamic Models for an HCCI Engine with Exhaust Gas Rebreathing System,” SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-1803 doi: 10.4271/2015-01-1803. Earlier post.).
On the criteria pollutants side, LEV III reduces fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to. 2015 to 0.030 for all vehicle categories by 2030. The goal is to accelerate a transition already in process and to make sure it succeeds. The combined ROG+NO x.
The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. Click to enlarge.
Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. And we have to do it quickly. —President Obama.
Researchers Dana Rubin and Evelyne St-Louis, two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley’s master’s program in city and regional planning, analyzed 98,901 rebates issued to Californians buying or leasing low-emission vehicles from the inception of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in 2010 through March 2015.
Automobiles are major contributors to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Greater fuel efficiency, along with the use of cleaner fuels, can help mitigate these impacts, although increases in the numbers of cars and the distances driven threaten to overwhelm fuel economy advances. million EVs and a fleet of 3.5
Even with maximally feasible reductions phased in from 2015 to 2035, global mean temperatures in 2050 would be reduced by 0.16 °C, with a range of 0.04–0.35 International leaders took note and formed the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in 2012. degree reduction found in earlier studies.
Last week, the California Energy Commission carried out one of these initiatives, voting to use nearly $50 million to put in place 28 new, public hydrogen refueling stations and one mobile refueler by the end of 2015. Earlier post.). —Chairman Nichols.
This will play a significant role in accelerating the structural adjustment of China’s energy industry, relieving pressure on natural gas supply from central and eastern China, and promoting energy conservation and emission reduction, as well as air pollution control, the company added. trillion cubic meters.
In California, Big Blue Bus (BBB) will receive $870,000 from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee’s (MSRC) Near Zero Engine Incentive Program. In June 2015, Big Blue Bus was awarded $5.9 Big Blue Bus will use the grant approved by the MSRC partially to fund the purchase of 58 new Cummins-Westport 8.9L
Paul Webley from The University of Melbourne said in addition to the economic benefits, DME will provide significant environmental benefits for both countries, such as reducing urban pollution due to the fuel’s cleaner-burning attributes.
The program also complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants and improve energy efficiency in homes and businesses. the second, starting in 2015, brings in distributors of transportation fuels, natural gas and other fuels.
While current state and federal measures are on target to reduce toxic diesel locomotive emissions 65% or more by 2020, additional measures recommended by ARB staff would ultimately provide up to 85% or greater emissions reductions within the rail yards over the same period, resulting in cleaner air for nearby residential neighborhoods as well.
VW admitted to CARB engineers in November 2015 that it installed “defeat devices” that altered the operation of emissions control equipment in light-duty, 3.0-liter This money will be spent on projects to reduce smog-producing pollution, such as incentivizing clean, heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in disadvantaged communities.
ARB staff developed this strategy using a multi-pollutant scenario planning tool ( Vision 2.0 ) that quantifies changes in ozone and PM 2.5 Under current control programs (left) and under the Cleaner Technologies and Fuels scenario (right). Prior to the Board meeting, staff will hold a public workshop on 16 October 2015.
Shenjun Qin of Hebei University of Engineering, in Handan, China, and colleagues point out that coal is a highly polluting energy source that is still widely used for electricity generation and other applications. 2015) “Review of coal as a promising source of lithium”, Int. and a recovery of 55%. and Zhang, Y. 2015.067490.
Above all, it will fulfill my aim of making London’s air cleaner. If just 14 percent of journeys in central London were cycled, emissions there of the greatest vehicle pollutant, NO x , would fall by almost a third and over the years literally thousands of lives could be saved. —Mayor Johnson.
Within ECAs, the sulfur content of fuel oil (expressed in terms of % m/m – that is, by weight) must be no more than 1.00% m/m; falling to 0.10% m/m on and after 1 January 2015. This compares to 3.50% m/m outside an ECA, falling to 0.50% m/m on and after 1 January 2020.
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