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WHO issues new, lower Global Air Quality Guidelines for classical pollutants

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

New WHO has issued new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) that reduce levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. Since WHO’s last 2005 global update, there has been a marked increase of evidence that shows how air pollution affects different aspects of health. Source: WHO.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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JUNE 26, 2022

The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. The space industry is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors.

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

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

An international team of scientists, led by NTU Singapore, has linked increased air pollution to an uptick in cases of lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) worldwide. Black carbon is a pollutant that is classified as under PM 2.5. Our findings pinpoint the necessity and urgency to reduce air pollutant emissions especially black carbon.

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New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Global benefits from full implementation of measures for reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The climate change benefit is estimated for a given year (2050) and human health and crop benefits are. for 2030 and beyond. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. —Pavlenko et al.

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International automotive researchers emphasize the importance of continued development of the internal combustion engine

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Thirty-seven globally prominent scientists representing the International Journal of Engine Research have published an open-access editorial addressing the future of the Internal Combustion Engine, and stressing the importance for continued development of more efficient and even lower-emitting technologies. —Reitz et al.

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California ARB releases draft plan to cut short-lived climate pollutants

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released a draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. The draft strategy describes proposed actions the State will take to move forward aggressively to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). Black Carbon.

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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MARCH 12, 2019

Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Air pollution caused twice as many deaths from CVD as from respiratory diseases. The researchers found that air pollution caused an estimated 8.8

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Environment International. Recent research has suggested that exposure to air pollution could also be a risk factor. exposures, inclusion of provider-initiated preterm births, and exposure to indoor air pollution. The open-access study is published in the journal. associated preterm births in 2010 for 183 countries.

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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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JULY 17, 2017

The study, by a team from Duke University, Tsinghua University, Duke Kunshan University and Peking University, appears in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. They monitored indoor and outdoor ozone levels, along with other pollutants. In contrast, only 31 million Americans live in counties where other pollutants exceed EPA standards.

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Study: ozone levels higher across China than in other countries tracking the air pollutant

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In China, people breathe ozone-laden air two to six times more often than people in the United States, Europe, Japan, or South Korea, according to a new international study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Many countries regulate ozone because of the damage the pollutant does to plants and people.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Marine shipping fuels will get cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires a decrease in the allowable amount of sulfur in fuel oil from 3.5% pollution impacts in 2020 with and without the use of low-sulphur fuels. This is about 7-8% of the global health burden caused by air pollution.

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PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

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JANUARY 27, 2018

vehicles) and industrial air pollution—fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study published in the journal Science. Aerosol impacts are a key uncertainty in understanding the current and future climate as well as extreme weather.

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Greyrock, NREL study determines reduction in GHG and criteria pollutant emissions from using synthetic fuels produced from flare gas

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JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas. billion liters (18.8

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Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

New Energy Nexus is an international non-profit that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators, and networks. Some experts estimate that the known lithium resource in the Salton Sea can meet more than one-third of today’s global lithium demand. Source: New Energy Nexus.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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MAY 15, 2017

A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., Henze, Forrest Lacey, Christopher S.

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UNEP and partners launch Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities; role of public transport

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JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. In such a rapidly urbanizing world, cities are increasingly becoming the focus of international sustainability efforts.

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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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APRIL 20, 2022

The bill requires CARB to set the amount of the incentive at a level that maximizes the displacement of gasoline or diesel and the reduction of emissions criteria pollutants per dollar spent. The applicant swill have to sell or otherwise surrender the internal combustion engine vehicle on which the incentive payment is based.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Current emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) have already committed the planet to an increase in average surface temperature by the end of the century that may be above the critical threshold for tipping elements of the climate system into abrupt change with potentially irreversible and unmanageable consequences, the authors write.

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California ARB soliciting research suggestions for FY 2012-2013 plan; sustainable communities, behavior, pollutant exposure, air pollution science, GHG targets

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

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APRIL 9, 2020

The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency responsible for regulating shipping, has set a global target to cut annual emissions by at least 50% by 2050 from 2008 levels. Fuel cells are widely considered as one of the most promising solutions for reducing harmful pollutants.

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PNNL modeling study finds climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane won’t limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, according to a new study from the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Md., More realistic emission reductions would likely provide an even smaller climate benefit.

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Study projects net cooling of climate from ship emissions through 2050

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

A recent study by an international team calculated that shipping causes a net cooling of climate across all parametrizations of the indirect aerosol effect (IAE) and scenarios throughout the period 1900?2050. A recent study commissioned by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimated total emissions of 1046 Tg CO 2 yr ?1

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. The team considered about 400 emission control measures to reduce these pollutants by using current technology and experience. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Freight transportation is a pillar of the US national economy, but while long-haul trucks account for less than 6% of the vehicle miles traveled over US highways, they account for about 40% of the emissions of air polluting particulate matter and about 55% of nitrogen oxides, the precursor to ozone in the atmosphere, the study said.

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Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health.

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

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MAY 23, 2022

An international team of researchers has shed light on one way new particles are forming in the upper troposphere. There are no factories or farms, and planes are thought to make up most of the pollutants in this area. After learning about the former study, Mingyi Wang, a Ph.D. The emission sources are limited up there.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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JUNE 28, 2018

Countries seeking to meet Paris Agreement targets on CO 2 emissions must get a grip on the amount of pollution produced at city level, according to a new open-access study published in S cience Advances by an international team of researchers from Europe and China. Total CO 2 emissions of 182 Chinese cities. Shan et al.

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EEA: Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Trend in emissions of air pollutants from transport in EEA-32: PM 2.5 , CO, SO x , NMVOC, NO x. Transport in Europe is still responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions, despite some progress in reducing the impacts from transport. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. road fleet in 2010.

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Lancet Series Finds That Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Will Have Major Direct Health Benefits Worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

The studies use case studies to demonstrate the co-benefits of tackling climate change in four sectors: electricity generation, household energy use, transportation, and food and agriculture. Climate change threatens us all, but its impact will likely be greatest on the poorest communities in every country.

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Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

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MARCH 27, 2010

The Asian monsoon circulation provides an effective pathway for pollution from Asia, India, and Indonesia to enter the global stratosphere, according to a new international study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. NCAR scientist William Randel, the lead author.

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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon. The emissions report focuses on the low- and mid-range diversion scenarios—i.e.,

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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JANUARY 16, 2013

the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Black carbon (BC) is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this pollutant’s climate impact.

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. Ample natural gas resources exist to support demand growth, but greater gas infrastructure development is needed to support growth in the medium term.

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RWTH Aachen team finds DMM promising sustainable fuel

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JUNE 28, 2021

In an open-access paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the team reports its findings on the analysis of five DMM reaction pathways in terms of exergy efficiency, production cost, and climate impact. high thermodynamic efficiency, low pollutant emissions ) but differ in production, infrastructure, and engine compatibility.

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Study shows alkanes can rapidly acquire oxygen atoms in a free radical chain reaction; significant for fuel combustion and air pollution

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MARCH 7, 2021

An international team of researchers has shown that alkanes participate extensively in autoxidation reactions with oxygen molecules. These findings enrich our understanding of autoxidation processes and will allow us to better perform predictive simulations of combustion engines and atmospheric processes that impact air quality and climate.

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Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Although independent reporting on these subsidies has increased, global efforts to move forward with subsidy reform have been hindered by a variety of causes, leaving international pledges unfulfilled. of the GDP for 2011–12, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ).

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Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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JUNE 3, 2012

A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., nuclear and fossil-fueled generating units) in Europe and the United States are vulnerable to climate change due to the combined impacts of lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures. Source: van Vliet et al.

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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for the goals of the European Green Deal and contribute to the zero pollution ambition set in it. They promote competitive sustainability and are necessary for green transport, clean energy and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). This despite evidence that suggests air pollution impacts from the transportation sector exceed those from greenhouse gases. …

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Maritime industry players join forces to realize the decarbonization potential of solid oxide fuel cells

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JANUARY 19, 2021

By electrochemically converting fuel into electricity, SOFCs can potentially produce power with higher efficiency than internal combustion engines running on the same fuelcwithout creating polluting emissions or particulates. The research will therefore have ammonia-based SOFCs as its starting point.

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NOAA-led study find ship air pollution plummets when vessels shift to low-sulfur fuels and slow down; net warming impact

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a new NOAA-led study published online in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. grams of emissions per kg of fuel to 0.39 Lack, Christopher D.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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WHO issues new, lower Global Air Quality Guidelines for classical pollutants

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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

New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

International automotive researchers emphasize the importance of continued development of the internal combustion engine

California ARB releases draft plan to cut short-lived climate pollutants

Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

Study: ozone levels higher across China than in other countries tracking the air pollutant

Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

Greyrock, NREL study determines reduction in GHG and criteria pollutant emissions from using synthetic fuels produced from flare gas

Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

UNEP and partners launch Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities; role of public transport

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

California ARB soliciting research suggestions for FY 2012-2013 plan; sustainable communities, behavior, pollutant exposure, air pollution science, GHG targets

ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

PNNL modeling study finds climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates

Study projects net cooling of climate from ship emissions through 2050

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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

Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

EEA: Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe

Lancet Series Finds That Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Will Have Major Direct Health Benefits Worldwide

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

RWTH Aachen team finds DMM promising sustainable fuel

Study shows alkanes can rapidly acquire oxygen atoms in a free radical chain reaction; significant for fuel combustion and air pollution

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

Maritime industry players join forces to realize the decarbonization potential of solid oxide fuel cells

NOAA-led study find ship air pollution plummets when vessels shift to low-sulfur fuels and slow down; net warming impact

TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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