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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. —PCAST letter to the President. The six key components are: 1.

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OICR-led study shows that environmental exposures such as air pollution are more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics

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Researchers from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), with colleagues at other institutions in Canada and the UK, have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry. 5 for Group 1 and 2 respectively).

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President’s Note: Forging Partnerships will Sharpen IEEE’s Edge

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As I shared in the March column, my goal as IEEE president is to work with all members—particularly students, young professionals, and affinity group members—to make IEEE a more successful and resilient global technical organization. I also want the organization to be globally recognized as a force for change.

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Discovery of mechanism for atmospheric particle formation suggests need for ammonia emission regulations

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Ammonia is convected upward during events like the Asian monsoon. There are no factories or farms, and planes are thought to make up most of the pollutants in this area. The group uncovered that the ammonia is convected upward during events such as the Asian monsoon. The emission sources are limited up there.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. IEEE Spectrum : What role does Silver Lining play in climate research or advocacy? In 2015, the U.S.

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Yes on clean air!

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The EVA advocates for the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to tackle climate change, the world’s most formidable challenge. Climate change in California is not a future threat; we are already dealing with a devastating drought and destructive wildfires. There is an urgency to fighting the climate change war.

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California ARB awarding $1.6 million to LA for low-income EV carsharing pilot program

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The funding was announced at an event held at an affordable housing complex in the MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, one of the neighborhoods that will be served by the pilot program, which aims to serve 7,000 residents in disadvantaged communities. The Charge Ahead California campaign, which worked with Sen.