Climate Mercury Pollution Transportation 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2021
Soot particles from oil and wood heating systems as well as road traffic can pollute the air in Europe on a much larger scale than previously assumed. Aerosol particles in the atmosphere affect global climate, human health and ecosystems. More than half of the eBC (52%) was associated with long-range transport (i.e.,
Green Car Congress
MAY 28, 2010
Schematic diagram of the trade-offs between the implications for regional air quality and global climate change of new policies for management of the atmosphere. The project builds upon the idea that air quality and climate change issues are linked through “one atmosphere”, an approach that demands coordination and multi-tiered approaches.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2013
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. Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2016
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible to protect public health and reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. Bison Transport, Inc. Cargo Transporters.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 6, 2013
SAS involves dozens of other domestic and international research institutions, and is one of the largest North American air quality and climate studies in decades. What are the climate-relevant properties of aerosol in the SE US? It is a collaboration that brings together resources and facilities from NSF, NOAA, EPA, and EPRI.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2013
The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. This heavy metal is persistent and is dispersed throughout the world by atmospheric transport.
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