article thumbnail

Nigeria’s 650 kbpd Dangote Refinery being commissioned; largest single-train refinery in world

Green Car Congress

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which covers an area of approximately 2,635 hectares—about the six times the size of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria—is expected to be Africa’s largest oil refinery and the world’s largest single-train facility. Nigerian crude oil is also rich in paraffins.

Nigeria 259
article thumbnail

Lifecycle study finds LNG can reduce shipping GHG emissions by up to 21%

Green Car Congress

The study also confirms that emissions of other local pollutants, such as sulfur oxides (SO x ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and particulate matter (PM), are close to zero when using LNG compared with current conventional oil-based marine fuels. The Life Cycle GHG Emission Study is a long-awaited piece of the “LNG as a marine fuel“ puzzle.

Mariner 220
article thumbnail

UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

Green Car Congress

The fast-growing global vehicle fleet is a major contributor to air pollution and climate change; globally, the transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of energy-related global greenhouse gas emissions. Most vehicles were between 16 and 20 years old, and most fell below EURO4 European Union vehicles emission standards.

Morocco 186
article thumbnail

Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Green Car Congress

New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). China will reach carbon emission peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, and large cities with a significant greening trend play an important role in neutralizing carbon emission and mitigating the impact of global climate change in urban areas.

Global 433
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Improving access to cleaner forms of transportation, like electrified public transport and active commuting by cycling and walking, would not only bring down NO 2 levels, but would also reduce asthma, enhance physical fitness, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. —Susan Anenberg.

Pollution 360
article thumbnail

Study attributes significant amount of kidney disease globally to PM2.5 pollution

Green Car Congress

Standardized ABD (attributable burden of disease) in the 10 most populated countries showed Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India having high ABDs, exceeding 200 incident cases of CKD per 100,000 population. YLD, YLL, and DALYs of CKD attributable to elevated PM 2.5

Pollution 253
article thumbnail

Study finds rapid health benefits following air pollution reduction

Green Car Congress

In Nigeria, families who had clean cook stoves that reduced indoor air pollution during a nine-month pregnancy term saw higher birthweights, greater gestational age at delivery, and less perinatal mortality. In addition to city-wide polices, reducing air pollution within the home also led to health benefits.

Pollution 186