Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). China began a “war against pollution” in 2013.

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2020 Pollution Global Bangladesh 227

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. The study discovered that drivers in some of the world’s poorest cities experienced higher levels of in-car pollution. Emissions Market Background

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2020 Pollution Malawi Ethiopia 163

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Some of the world’s cities suffer disproportionate economic losses because of the health consequences of in-car air pollution, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). Emissions Health Market Background

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Malawi Ethiopia Tanzania Bangladesh 227

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

An analysis by a team in Bangladesh found large air quality and associated health benefits accruing to the residents of Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) as a result of the rapid conversion of the motor vehicle fleet to CNG. As the greenhouse gas impacts (costs or benefits) are much smaller than the health benefits, the conversion of petroleum vehicles to CNG can be justified on the basis of local air pollution benefits alone, they concluded.

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2013 Conversion Climate Bangladesh 237

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

Rapid motorization is creating more congestion, air pollution, traffic accidents and greenhouse gas emissions—especially in developing countries. Many large Asian cities also suffer from the highest air pollution levels in the world, contributing to the premature death of half a million people each year.

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2012 Sustainable Transportation Bangladesh Mongolia 183