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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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JANUARY 7, 2022

million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019. A second study, also led by the GWU researchers, finds that nearly 2 million cases of asthma in children are linked to traffic-related nitrogen dioxide air pollution, with two in three occurring in cities. Although global urban average PM 2.5 The WHO 2005 guideline for PM 2.5

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Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

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JUNE 19, 2020

A team of researchers, led by Professor Gavin Shaddick at the University of Exeter, has shown that, despite global efforts to improve air quality, half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution. a)Map of global PM 2.5 Credit: Professor Gavin Shaddick/University of Exeter. Units for both are

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

An international team of scientists, led by NTU Singapore, has linked increased air pollution to an uptick in cases of lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) worldwide. This study, done in collaboration between NTU and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, showed that a 0.1 Black carbon is a pollutant that is classified as under PM 2.5.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 million preterm births globally—or 18% of all pre-term births—were associated with outdoor exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ).The Environment International. Malley et al.

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

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APRIL 11, 2019

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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Researchers use satellite data to show vehicles are an under-recognized source of urban ammonia pollution

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NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Researchers now report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters that satellite data from before and during the spring 2020 lockdown in Los Angeles shows that vehicles, rather than agriculture, are the main source of urban airborne ammonia (NH 3 ), which forms small particles that contribute to air pollution and harm human health.

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Study finds pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Since the 1980s, air pollution has increased worldwide, but it has increased at a much faster pace in regions close to the equator. They found that the increase in ozone burden due to the spatial distribution change slightly exceeds the combined influences of the increased emission magnitude and global methane.

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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Universal Hydrogen Co. ACIA expects to place 10 firm orders for Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits with additional purchase rights for 20 more conversion kits of various turboprop types. The conversion consists of a fuel cell electric powertrain that replaces the existing turboprop engines.

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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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DECEMBER 16, 2018

Long-term measurement data of the equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations and particle number size distributions (PNSD) from the Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory Chacaltaya (CHC; 5240?m results indicate that traffic is the dominating source of BC and particulate air pollution in the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto. .

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MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The study focuses on the period between 2005 and 2018 and tracks combustion emissions of various polluting compounds from various sectors, looking at every state in the contiguous United States, from season to season and year to year. Scientists have long known that pollution observes no boundaries, one of the prime examples being acid rain.

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Study first to quantify amount of US pollution resulting from Chinese manufacturing for exports

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JANUARY 21, 2014

Average annual percentage of black carbon pollution related to Chinese exports. China is responsible for only a small percentage of the annual pollution in the US, but powerful global winds known as “westerlies” can push airborne chemicals across the ocean in days, particularly during the spring, causing dangerous spikes in contaminants.

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EVs like Tesla are cutting pollution levels and reducing health problems: study

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A study from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California has provided some real-world observations about electric vehicles and how they positively impact the environment. The post EVs like Tesla are cutting pollution levels and reducing health problems: study appeared first on TESLARATI.

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CU Boulder study: routine household activities generate air quality on par with major polluted city

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels on par with a polluted major city, according to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Earlier post.).

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NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

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AUGUST 5, 2019

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that while shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, they can be less green than several other options, including, in some cases, buses. The performance results were similar for all four types of pollution. Johnson (2019) “Are E-Scooters Polluters?

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Study finds that babies in strollers can be exposed to up to 60% more pollution than their parents

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Babies in strollers can be exposed to up to ~60% higher average concentrations of pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development, according to a study by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK).

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. and China account for more than half of all carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Based on their findings in a new study, researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota suggest that modifying urban form—as a means of affecting motor vehicle usage—may be a strategy to mitigate urban air pollution. is attributable to motor vehicles. —Bechle et al.

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Team finds high concentrations of combustion- and friction-derived magnetic air pollution nanoparticles in human hearts in Mexico City

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JULY 15, 2019

Solid CFDNPs in air pollution are characterized by the abundant presence of strongly magnetic, iron-rich particles which condense and/or oxidize upon airborne release, often retaining a rounded or spherical shape as they cool. —Calderón-Garcidueñas et al. Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, Angélica González-Maciel, Partha S. Cross, Imad A.M.

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CARB, NOAA, NASA and San Jose State University scientists team up to study ozone transported across Pacific

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JUNE 17, 2016

Current ozone levels in the San Joaquin Valley are predominantly caused by local emissions, but as air quality standards become lower, any contribution from global ozone levels needs to be understood. An ozonesonde is a balloon which measures ozone from the surface to more than 10 kilometers above the ground.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the newly published Global Mobility Report 2017 (GMR). The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility.

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UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Fulton, UC Davis, examines how major changes in urban transport investments worldwide would affect urban passenger transport emissions as well as mobility by different income groups. gigatons of carbon dioxide annually—a 40% reduction of urban passenger transport emissions—by 2050. Further, an estimated 1.4

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Study finds relying on “local food” a distant dream for most of the world

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APRIL 20, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. In comparison, the global average is about 3,800 kilometers. The paper is published in the journal Nature Food.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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MARCH 1, 2019

A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. of global ambient PM 2.5

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Study finds wind concentrates pollutants with unexpected order in an urban environment

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AUGUST 26, 2012

A new study has found that pollutant particles carried by these flows prefer to accumulate in specific regions of the urban environment and even form coherent structures, rather than scattering randomly. —Wenbo Tang of Arizona State University, lead author. Fluids 24, 063302 doi: 10.1063/1.4729453.

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U of Melbourne team demonstrates direct hydrogen production from air; direct air electrolysis (DAE)

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Researchers at the University of Melbourne (Australia) have demonstrated a method of direct hydrogen production from air— in situ capture of freshwater from the atmosphere using hygroscopic electrolyte and subsequent electrolysis powered by solar or wind with a current density up to 574 mA cm ?2. at 20 °C) soaked in a melamine sponge.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

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Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

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MARCH 27, 2010

The Asian monsoon circulation provides an effective pathway for pollution from Asia, India, and Indonesia to enter the global stratosphere, according to a new international study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. NCAR scientist William Randel, the lead author.

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UK researchers show 20mph zones effective in reducing road casualties

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

The research, published in the Journal of Transport and Health provides important evidence to support the implementation of 20mph speed zones across the UK and Europe. Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of preventable death globally. —Dr Ruth Hunter, Reader from the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University.

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Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

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AUGUST 25, 2013

The approximate linear relationship for each region is notable, suggesting that the dependence of urban NO 2 pollution upon population follows a power law scaling with population. These regions contain two-thirds of total global anthropogenic NO x emissions. Credit: ACS, Lamsal et al. Click to enlarge. for India to 0.66 ppb (India).

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MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

MIT researchers have built a model to simulate long-range atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Persistent organic pollutants are chemicals of substantial international concern. The presence of these pollutants in the Arctic is important for several reasons. —Noelle Selin, lead researcher.

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NXP & Tongji University collaborate on Shanghai Intelligent And Connected Vehicle Demonstration Program

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

and Tongji University announced the continuation of their successful collaboration through the new Shanghai Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Demonstration Program. This collaboration is the next major milestone following the foundation of the NXP-Tongji University Joint Lab last year. NXP Semiconductors N.V.

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U of Birmingham scientists launch project to tackle global clean cold challenge

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Scientists from the University of Birmingham launched a major research project to investigate how “clean cold” could help to achieve almost all of the United Nations’ (UN) global Sustainable Development Goals. Dearman Engine. It also accounts for 3.3 billion by 2050; and. It also accounts for 3.3 billion by 2050; and.

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HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

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APRIL 18, 2018

Seven billion people, more than 95% of the world’s population, lived in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air in 2016, according to a new global study. State of Global Air 2018. State of Global Air 2018. All told, long-term exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to 6.1 contributed to 4.1

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US MARAD study finds marine use of natural gas substantially reduces some air pollutants and slightly reduces GHG emissions

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AUGUST 26, 2014

A recently released total fuel cycle analysis for maritime case studies shows that natural gas fuels reduce some air quality pollutants substantially, and reduce major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slightly, when compared to conventional petroleum-based marine fuels (low-sulfur and high-sulfur). This is an important consideration.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). NO x -vs.VOC-limited for O 3 , NH 3 -rich vs. . … NO x -vs.VOC-limited for O 3 , NH 3 -rich vs. NH 3 -poor for PM).

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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MAY 26, 2022

If so, it is a valuable potential option for long haul transit in our quest for sustainable transportation. —James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

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Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

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MARCH 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

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DECEMBER 10, 2011

Urban density is one of the most important determinants of car use and transport-related energy consumption in cities. The IPCC’s global assessment of mitigation options for the transport sector places the greatest emphasis on the mitigation potential of improving carbon efficiencies for private vehicles and fuels.

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UCI-led study finds California’s strict air quality regulations have helped farmers

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MARCH 17, 2020

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the state’s total agricultural output: perennial crops such as almonds, grapes, nectarines, peaches, strawberries and walnuts.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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MARCH 22, 2018

However, emissions do not just remain in conurbations; particles and gaseous pollutants can be transported thousands of kilometers by the wind. The aim is to better understand and predict the extent and impact of urban air pollution on Earth’s atmosphere. Chou, as well as the National Taiwan University, especially Po-Hsiung Lin.

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California Develops Proposal to Achieve Clean Vehicle Future

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MAY 7, 2021

By Simon Mui With transportation now the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S., the state that created car culture is now driving toward eliminating tailpipe pollution. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.

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Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

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AUGUST 23, 2019

is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual global welfare costs of trillions of dollars, However, no one knows what city has the highest level of the pollution. Such sparse monitoring fails to represent pollution variability. at the global scale.

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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

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APRIL 7, 2024

A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. Globally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects EV adoption to increase tenfold by 2030 , under current goals set by governments around the world.

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Study finds that linking increased transportation tax to environmental or other specific benefits increases Americans support for higher transportation taxes

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JUNE 24, 2011

A national phone survey by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) found that a majority of Americans would support higher taxes for. transportation, under certain conditions. Linking a transportation tax to environmental benefits can strongly increase support. support tax increases for transportation as they were in 2010.

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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

Researchers use satellite data to show vehicles are an under-recognized source of urban ammonia pollution

Study finds pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone

ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

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

MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

Study first to quantify amount of US pollution resulting from Chinese manufacturing for exports

EVs like Tesla are cutting pollution levels and reducing health problems: study

CU Boulder study: routine household activities generate air quality on par with major polluted city

NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

Study finds that babies in strollers can be exposed to up to 60% more pollution than their parents

Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

Team finds high concentrations of combustion- and friction-derived magnetic air pollution nanoparticles in human hearts in Mexico City

CARB, NOAA, NASA and San Jose State University scientists team up to study ozone transported across Pacific

Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

Study finds relying on “local food” a distant dream for most of the world

Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

Study finds wind concentrates pollutants with unexpected order in an urban environment

U of Melbourne team demonstrates direct hydrogen production from air; direct air electrolysis (DAE)

IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

UK researchers show 20mph zones effective in reducing road casualties

Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

NXP & Tongji University collaborate on Shanghai Intelligent And Connected Vehicle Demonstration Program

U of Birmingham scientists launch project to tackle global clean cold challenge

HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

US MARAD study finds marine use of natural gas substantially reduces some air pollutants and slightly reduces GHG emissions

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

UCI-led study finds California’s strict air quality regulations have helped farmers

HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

California Develops Proposal to Achieve Clean Vehicle Future

Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

Study finds that linking increased transportation tax to environmental or other specific benefits increases Americans support for higher transportation taxes

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