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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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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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UNEP Asia Pacific: compelling case for green economy

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To prosper over the remainder of the 21st Century, the countries of the Asia Pacific need a new “green” industrial revolution to drive dramatic improvements in resource efficiency, according to a major international report to be released in Canberra next week. There is a current window of opportunity to support this adaptation.

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IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

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The energy crisis in Europe and Asia this winter is a preview of what we can expect in the years ahead. More frequent boom-bust cycles will harm consumers and producers recovering from COVID, set back UN Climate and Sustainable Development goals and threaten global security.

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Toyota develops tropospheric ozone-concentration simulator for South and East Asia

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have developed a simulator able to predict tropospheric ozone concentrations across the whole of South and East Asia. Toyota sought a way of reducing tropospheric ozone concentrations to help address the problem across the whole of South and East Asia. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Central R&D Labs.,

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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The results of the study were published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. —First author Associate Professor Steve Yim, from NTU’s Asian School of the Environment, who holds an appointment at LKCMedicine. The researchers highlight the prominent trend of air pollution in Asia, in which black carbon (11.9 ?g/m

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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The burning of solid biofuels, such as wood for indoor heating and cooking, is another major source of PM 2.5 , accounting for an additional 740,000 deaths, especially across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. pollution and its health impacts. While fossil fuel combustion made up most of the PM 2.5 in African countries.

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PATAC opens climate wind tunnel in Shanghai; equipped to test New Energy Vehicles

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The first climate wind tunnel operated by a Chinese joint venture automotive partner opened at the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), GM’s automotive engineering and design joint venture with SAIC in Shanghai. The facility will support the development of conventional and new energy vehicles by PATAC and Shanghai GM.

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