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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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JUNE 26, 2022

The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. —Ryan et al. —Ryan et al.

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

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

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JUNE 8, 2023

In a recent open-access paper published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the University of York report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested. Cliff et al.

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Researchers identify four new man-made gases contributing to destruction of ozone layer

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MARCH 10, 2014

A study by an international team led by scientists at the University of East Anglia have identified four new man-made gases in the atmosphere, all of which are contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer. CFCs are the main cause of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. Johannes C. Laube, Mike J.

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Study: surface ozone in India in 2005 damaged 6M tonnes of crops, enough to feed 94M people in poverty

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Ozone, the main component of smog, is a plant-damaging pollutant formed by emissions from vehicles, cooking stoves and other sources. New research shows that ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in India in 2005. Surface ozone pollution in India damaged 6 million metric tons (6.7

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Study finds some refrigerants less damaging to ozone layer can degrade to long-lived GHG CF4

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Some of the substitutes for ozone-damaging chemicals that being phased out worldwide under international agreements are themselves potent greenhouse gases and contribute to warming. Even as we move towards shorter-lived halocarbons for industrial use, during atmospheric degradation they can produce a long-lived atmospheric effect.

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Emissions of potent GHG HFC-23 have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. This gas has very few industrial applications. This would have been a big win for climate.

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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

Dust, ozone and carbon can accumulate in valleys and basins in California and other Western states. Los Angeles experiences at least one extra day a year of smog that exceeds federal ozone limits because of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide emitted by Chinese factories making goods for export, the analysis found. Click to enlarge.

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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Emissions from automobile exhaust systems have decreased in recent years due to the introduction of cleaner fuels and new control technologies on internal combustion engines, as well as increases in numbers of hybrid and electric vehicles. HEI receives balanced funding from government and industry.

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

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APRIL 18, 2018

Ozone, another important component of outdoor air pollution, whose levels are on the rise around the world, contributed to 234,000 deaths from chronic lung disease. Population-weighted seasonal average ozone concentrations in 2016. was industrial coal; transportation followed as a close second. Worldwide exposure to PM 2.5

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Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

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MAY 1, 2018

NO x emissions have not been decreasing as expected in recent years (2011–2015) when comparing top-down estimates from satellites and surface NO 2 measurements to the trends predicted from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s emission inventory data, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. —Jiang et al.

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7 Scholarships Exclusively for Women Studying Engineering

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AUGUST 30, 2021

The Edith Hannigan McHale Scholarship may be awarded annually to a female student at John Adams High School in Ozone Park, N.Y. The 2U Scholarship program is available only to students at George Washington University , American University , Syracuse University , Washington University in St.

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MSU team developing bio-isoprene for synthetic rubber production

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MAY 16, 2012

Tom Sharkey, chairperson of the Michigan State University biochemistry and molecular biology department, believes isoprene, a gas given off by plants to help them cope with rapid increases in temperature that can occur in sunlight. His team also has created models to measure how much isoprene plants release on a global scale.

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Cummins CTO John Wall receives California’s premier air quality award

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JUNE 26, 2015

The Cummins CTO has consistently taken a proactive environmentally conscious position for the diesel industry throughout his career, ARB said. The two other recipients are: Dr. Donald Blake, professor of chemistry, University of California Irvine. Smith, professor of global environmental health, University of California Berkeley.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

A more aggressive schedule is possible, but the five-year period is generally consistent in the industry retooling cycle. This lead time provides both manufacturers and the service industry time to adopt appropriate transition policies. Cambridge University Press. Background.

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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MARCH 12, 2019

—Co-author Professor Thomas Münzel, of the Department of Cardiology of the University Medical Centre Mainz. They applied these to a new model of global exposure and death rates and to data from the WHO, which included information on population density, geographical locations, ages, risk factors for several diseases and causes of death.

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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

of all global deaths) caused by outdoor fine particulate air pollution and an additional 215,000 deaths from exposure to ozone. —Michael Brauer, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health. They found that in 2013 there were 2.9 million deaths (5.3% million deaths in 2013.

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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. Click to enlarge. William Randel.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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MAY 2, 2016

They collected 160 samples on 38 days between February and September 2009 at a curbside and an urban background station in the urban/industrial Ruhr area. The traffic/exhaust component consisted predominantly of externally mixed soot particles and soot internally mixed with secondary particles. Denier van der Gon, H.A.C., Gehring, R.,

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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JULY 20, 2021

China enters world markets as major exporter of industrial products. For example, when China entered world markets as a major exporter of industrial products, production from less productive firms in Mexico was reduced or ceased altogether, thus diverting resources to more productive uses. The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

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HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

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JANUARY 27, 2015

HEI is an independent, non-profit research institute funded jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the worldwide motor vehicle industry. The ACES results are expected to play an important role in future risk reviews of diesel engines by international and US agencies. Earlier post.)

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The Brazilian government’s dedication to the ethanol industry declined and incentives given by the government wore off, causing hydrous ethanol-fueled vehicle production to decline in the late 1980s to early 1990s. When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly.

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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

A transitioning title intended to protect US consumers and industry and promotes green jobs during the transition to a clean energy economy. Industrial Energy Efficiency. The draft directs EPA to achieve additional reductions in global warming pollution by entering into agreements to prevent international deforestation.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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APRIL 3, 2009

The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science. Menichetti and Otto.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

Researchers identify four new man-made gases contributing to destruction of ozone layer

Study: surface ozone in India in 2005 damaged 6M tonnes of crops, enough to feed 94M people in poverty

Study finds some refrigerants less damaging to ozone layer can degrade to long-lived GHG CF4

Emissions of potent GHG HFC-23 have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

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

HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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

Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

7 Scholarships Exclusively for Women Studying Engineering

MSU team developing bio-isoprene for synthetic rubber production

Cummins CTO John Wall receives California’s premier air quality award

ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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

SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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