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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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Pollution-related losses could impede India’s aspiration to be a $5-trillion economy by 2024, the researchers concluded. Successful reduction of air pollution in India would lead to substantial benefits for both the health of the population and the economy.”. and that due to ambient ozone pollution increased by 139.2%.

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Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

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More than half of deaths occur in two of the world’s fastest growing economies, China and India. of all global deaths) caused by outdoor fine particulate air pollution and an additional 215,000 deaths from exposure to ozone. In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality. million deaths (5.3%

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J.

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New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

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Mikhail Chester and Arpad Horvath inventoried on-road, rail, and air travel to determine energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and criteria air pollutant (CAP) emissions (excluding PM, lead, and ozone due to lack of data). Chester and Horvath. 4 024008 doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/2/024008.

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