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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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HAC is also focused on building a sustainable development community within and beyond IEEE. For the first time, IEEE members from China, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Panama, and Thailand submitted proposals. It also provides training on how to go about doing that.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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It also announced that a new partner—the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)—has joined the effort. That is why the GFEI is delighted to formally welcome the International Council on Clean Transportation to our partnership. —“Global Fuel Economy Initiative Plan of Action 2012-2015.

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5 The study was part of the Clean Air Engineering for Cities (CArE-Cities) project and builds upon its previous work around car exposure.

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Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

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The study was part of the Clean Air Engineering for Cities (CArE-Cities) project. CArE-Cities involves 11 Development Assistance Committee (DAC) listed countries and aspires to bring cleaner air to cities by building a knowledge exchange platform.

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