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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

National benefits of the CH 4 plus BC measures versus the reference scenario. Black carbon, a product of burning fossil fuels or biomass such as wood or dung, can worsen a number of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Methane is both a potent greenhouse gas and an important precursor to ground-level ozone.

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Carbon Ozone Emissions International

Fast action on black carbon, ozone and methane could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C

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JUNE 15, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. Fast action on pollutants such as black carbon, ground-level ozone and methane may help limit near term global temperature rise and significantly increase the chances of keeping temperature rise below 2 °C (3.6 °F)—and

Ozone

Ozone Carbon Climate Change Global

New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Global benefits from full implementation of measures for reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. Such pollutants together account for approximately one-third of current global warming, have significant impacts on public health, the environment, and world food productivity. Source: UNEP.

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Climate Pollution Clean Cleaning

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The study used the series production versions launched in 2011, with the assumption of operation for 150,000 km (93,205 miles). Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (kg Ethene equivalent). Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel

Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Noting the references in scientific and policy literature to the need for fast-action mitigation to help avoid DAI and abrupt climate changes, the authors define “fast-action” to include regulatory measures that can begin within 2–3 years, be substantially implemented in 5–10 years, and produce a climate response within decades. Ramanathan.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Pollution Ozone

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Compared to the 2010 “Business as Usual” scenario—which includes all adopted emission control measures for the South Coast—NO x levels must be reduced by 65% and by 75% to meet the 2023 and 2032 ozone standards, respectively. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Hybridization.

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Climate Gas Emissions California

CRC Releases Summary of Status of 8 Projects Investigating Effects of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends on Non-FFV Highway Vehicles

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MAY 6, 2010

Some automakers have done internal testing and have found sensitivity to intermediate ethanol blend levels for non-FFV vehicles. Base refers to the actual machinery as opposed to the sensors, controls and the like). The issue is how OBD systems actually work in a fleet of aged production vehicles. A-67 / A-73).

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Vehicles Emissions 2010 Australia

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

For 30 reference glaciers in nine mountain ranges tracked by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, the mean rate of loss since 2000 has roughly doubled since the rate during the previous two decades. The hole in the ozone layer has had a cooling effect on Antarctica, and is partly responsible for masking expected warming on the continent.

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Climate Change Climate 2007 Ozone

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

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. This moonshine was hydrous ethanol.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric

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.

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Conversion Water Emissions 2009

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

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JULY 2, 2014

The Afternoon Constellation, so named because it crosses the equator at approximately 1:30 PM local time every day, consists of five existing satellites in tight formation, collecting simultaneous data on aerosols, clouds, cloud ice, carbon sinks, carbon sources, ozone, particulates, and atmospheric water vapor.

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Carbon Aura Solar Climate Change

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Take, for example, the tens of thousands of fossil-fueled ships that chug across the ocean, spewing plumes of pollutants that contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, respiratory ailments, and global warming. Solving this problem required both out-of-the-box thinking and expertise in the production of small particles. That's where.

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Climate Climate Change Solar Mariner

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Fast action on black carbon, ozone and methane could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C

New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

CRC Releases Summary of Status of 8 Projects Investigating Effects of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends on Non-FFV Highway Vehicles

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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

SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

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