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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% and ozone premature deaths in 2010 and 11.4% and ozone concentrations from transportation emissions resulted in 7.8 Transportation-attributable PM 2.5 Together, PM 2.5

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

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Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. As a result, they reported that they had almost completely eliminated HFC-23 emissions by 2017.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., Five of the 11 markets that we looked at, Brazil, China, the EU, India, and the US, produced 90% of that.

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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

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The regions hardest hit are also those investing the most in solar energy installations: China, India and the Arabian Peninsula. The data showed a 50% jump in efficiency each time the panels were cleaned after being left alone for several weeks. If cleanings take place every two months, those numbers jump to 25 or 35%.

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