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US Joins International Renewable Energy Agency

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At the end of June, the US signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ), thereby increasing the number of countries participating in the organization to 136. The US signing was the result of careful consideration by the Obama Administration and members of Congress following the launching of IRENA in January.

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Global study links daily exposure to ozone pollution to increased risk of death

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Ground level ozone is a highly reactive gas commonly found in urban and suburban environments, formed when pollutants react in sunlight. To try to address this, an international research team analyzed deaths and environmental measures (weather and air pollutants) in 406 cities in 20 countries, with overlapping periods between 1985 and 2015.

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. The conurbation of the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto is one of the fastest growing urban settlements in South America with the particularity of being located in a very complex terrain at a high altitude. Environ. , Tilo Arnhold.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester.

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La Poste Group and Renault enter new eco-mobility partnership; coincides with delivery of the 5,000th Kangoo Z.E.

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The two companies plan to dialogue and share information on their tests and study programs to improve the range of the vehicles produced by Renault that are currently part of the La Poste fleet. The electric quad is poised to replace motorized two-wheelers and, in some cases, internal-combustion four-wheelers. 1,000 electric quads.

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Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

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They did the test in real homes as part of Project Surya, which quantifies the impacts of cleaner cooking technologies in a village in India. The particles can be inhaled deeply into the lungs and have been linked to health problems similar to those associated with cigarette smoking. —Kar et al. Abhishek Kar, Ibrahim H.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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The society also has expanded its chapters to other parts of the world. Women have served in roles such as chair of the society’s flagship gathering, the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) and its distinguished lecturers program.

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