Coal, Future, Global and Ozone

Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

It would be many decades before it would slow down global warming at all, and even then it would just be making a difference around the edges. The burning of coal releases more carbon dioxide than other fossil fuels, as well as comparatively high levels of other pollutants, including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particles such as ash.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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MAY 5, 2014

Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Preliminary global mean CO 2 concentrations in February 2014 were 398.06 Ozone formation. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5.

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

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

billion (US) in economic losses, according to a new study led by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health Foundation of India. Landrigan, MD, director of the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health.

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UNEP study: small number of measures targeting black carbon and tropospheric ozone could yield immediate climate benefits

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. Full implementation of these measures would reduce future global warming by 0.5 °C Click to enlarge.

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Ozone Climate Carbon Climate Change

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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JULY 29, 2010

Controlling soot from fossil fuels and solid biofuels may be a faster method of reducing Arctic ice loss and global warming than other options, including controlling CH 4 or CO 2 , although all controls are needed, according to a new study by Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson at Stanford University. He also found that soot emissions kill more than 1.5

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Global Ozone CO2 Pollution

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

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

In the context of the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study ( earlier post ), researchers from Canada, the United States, China and India quantified air pollution levels and attributable health impacts for 188 countries for the period 1990-2013. In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality. million deaths (5.3%

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault selected six environmental indicators for the LCA: Global Warming 100yr Potential (kg CO 2 equivalent). in the atmosphere and consequently of global warming potential. Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (kg Ethene equivalent). Quantifies the production of pollutant ozone (? Tailpipe CO 2 (NEDC). emissions).

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

Up there, 10 to 50 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, ozone molecules absorb the sun’s ultraviolet light, protecting life far below. Even less is understood about the potential risks to people and the environment—could the particles deplete the ozone layer, for example, or significantly alter the weather?

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Ozone Solar Climate Change Climate

EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

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APRIL 29, 2013

Reasons the agency sited for this trend include factors such as increased voluntary reductions, as well as the effects of the recent global economic slowdown. a global warming potential of 21. (The In 2011, CH4 emissions from coal mining were 63.2 From 1990 to 2011, CH4 emissions from landfills decreased by 44.7 Tg CO 2 Eq.,

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NASA GISS Study Finds That Methane Has an Elevated Warming Effect Due to Interactions With Aerosols

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

The 100-year global warming potentials (GWPs) for methane, CO, and NO x (per Tg N) as given in the AR4 and in this study when including no aerosol response; the direct radiative effect of aerosol responses; and the direct+indirect radiative effects of aerosol responses. Source: Shindell at al. Click to enlarge. Shindell et al. Drew Shindell.

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Climate Change Climate Ozone Pollution

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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APRIL 13, 2014

Decomposition of the decadal change in total global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion by four driving factors; population, income (GDP) per capita, energy intensity of GDP and carbon intensity of energy. The global economic crisis 2007/2008 only temporarily reduced emissions. WG III Summary for Policymakers. Click to enlarge.

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Emissions Climate Change 2000 Climate

Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Life cycle inventories have typically been presented at global, national, or regional levels—sufficient for understanding global processes such as climate change and fossil fuel depletion, but insufficient for the analysis of local processes such as air pollution, according to the researchers.

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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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APRIL 1, 2009

The bill also establishes an interagency council to ensure an integrated federal response to adapting to the effects of global warming. The draft promotes development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies to establish a continuing place for coal in the US energy mix. Global Warming Pollution Reduction Program.

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Climate Standards Carbon California

Abt life-cycle analysis of different Li-ion chemistries for PHEVs and EVs identifies opportunities for improving environmental profile of batteries

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JUNE 30, 2013

In addition, a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) anode technology for possible future use in these batteries was assessed. The authors found that global warming potential (GWP) is one of the few impact categories in which EV batteries show lower impacts than PHEV-40 batteries. O 2 , Li-NCM); and lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ).

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Li-ion PHEV Batteries Battery

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Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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

UNEP study: small number of measures targeting black carbon and tropospheric ozone could yield immediate climate benefits

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

NASA GISS Study Finds That Methane Has an Elevated Warming Effect Due to Interactions With Aerosols

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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

Abt life-cycle analysis of different Li-ion chemistries for PHEVs and EVs identifies opportunities for improving environmental profile of batteries

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