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Study suggests future climate changes to worsen air quality for >85% of China’s population; ~20k+ additional deaths each year

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A study by a team of researchers from China, the US and Germany suggests that future climate change may worsen air quality for more than 85% of China’s population, leading to an additional 20,000 deaths each year. Managing air quality in China in a changing climate will thus become more challenging. RCP 4.5).

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Sapphire Energy pairs with Sinopec as one of 6 new US-China EcoPartnerships; algae-derived crude oil

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The EcoPartnerships Program promotes cooperation between US and Chinese sub-national actors who work on clean energy, climate change, and environmental protection, to help address some of the biggest challenges facing our two countries. —Cynthia “CJ” Warner, Sapphire CEO.

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EU and China to collaborate on low-carbon city projects

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Climate-KIC CEO Mary Ritter and District Mayor Peng San of Tianjin City’s Hexi District formalized the agreement by signing a statement of intent in the Chinese capital’s Great Hall of the People, where the EU-China Summit was taking place.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h). They found that nitrogen dioxide pollution decreased by an average of 40% over Chinese cities and by 20% to 38% over Western Europe and the United States during the 2020 lockdown, as compared to the same time in 2019. Shi and Brasseur.

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

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This study, done in collaboration between NTU and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, showed that a 0.1 Air pollution, together with climate change, is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health. LSCC is often linked to a history of smoking. micrograms per cubic meter (?g/m

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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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Exposure to ozone, long associated with impaired lung function, is also connected to health changes that can cause cardiovascular disease such as heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke, according to a new study of Chinese adults. The team studied 89 healthy adults living in Changsha City, China, for one year.

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InterAcademy Council Report Terms UN IPCC Process a Success Overall, Calls for Reform in Management Structure

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The IPCC should elect an Executive Director to lead the Secretariat and handle day-to-day operations of the organization. It is co-chaired by Robbert Dijkgraaf, president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Lu Yongxiang, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.