Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2020
The fast-growing global vehicle fleet is a major contributor to air pollution and climate change; globally, the transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of energy-related global greenhouse gas emissions. Most vehicles were between 16 and 20 years old, and most fell below EURO4 European Union vehicles emission standards.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2016
The report, “ Clear the Air for Children ”, uses satellite imagery to show that some 2 billion children live in areas where outdoor air pollution, caused by factors such as vehicle emissions, heavy use of fossil fuels, dust and burning of waste, exceeds WHO minimum air quality guidelines. No society can afford to ignore air pollution.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 8, 2024
Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. To help her cause, she and colleague Z. The HRME can image the area at 80 frames per second.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
The G20 should be commended for their early leadership but they can’t afford to let that leadership lag. The full report will also cover Nigeria and Indonesia and will be released later in 2010. The issue of fossil-fuel subsidies drives right to the heart of climate change and sustainable development and must be addressed urgently.
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