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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.

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Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

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The report represents the first global, government-level consensus on sustainability indicators for bioenergy and is intended as a resource in helping countries assess and develop sustainable production and use of bioenergy for electricity, heat and transport. Harvest levels of wood resources. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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Some of the study’s other key findings: The United States has a significant natural gas resource base, enough to equal about 92 years’ worth at present domestic consumption rates. In the US, unconventional gas resources are rapidly overtaking conventional resources as the primary source of gas production. —Ernest Moniz.

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Researchers say policies to curb short-lived climate pollutants could yield major health benefits; methane and black carbon

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They also contribute to air pollution that harms the health of billions of people worldwide and reduces agricultural yields. Maintaining separate reporting methods for each pollutant would provide a clearer understanding of the benefits associated with SLCPs’ reduction. Resources. Lead author Drew T. Shindell, N. Haines, J.C.I.

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Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

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Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. The research team investigated PM 2.5 Nogueira, T., Abbass, R.A., Brand, V.S.,

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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Some of the world’s cities suffer disproportionate economic losses because of the health consequences of in-car air pollution, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). Our global collaborative project has confirmed that air pollution disproportionately affects developing countries.

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