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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

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JUNE 27, 2017

According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces. Credit: ACS, Bergin et al. Click to enlarge.

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Yale study finds asphalt a significant source of air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

A new study now finds that asphalt is a significant source of air pollutants in urban areas, especially on hot and sunny days. Yale researchers found that common road and roofing asphalts produced complex mixtures of organic compounds, including hazardous pollutants, in a range of typical temperature and solar conditions.

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

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MARCH 17, 2020

They found that reductions in ground ozone during this 35-year period resulted in $600 million in increased production annually by the early 2010s. Another difference is that some grains can be annually modified to withstand greater heat and even higher ozone levels in the air. An open-access paper on the work appears in Nature Food.

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

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APRIL 15, 2019

solar, wind, hydroelectric, and nuclear) as compared to the eastern US (EUS), where the electricity market is dominated by pollutant and precursor emitting combustion sources (i.e., In the study, the researchers applied a prototype version of the new-generation NOAA GFDL global Atmospheric Model, version 4,for their simulations.

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Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Besides a danger to breathe, ozone lowers crop yields.

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Study: Urban grime releases NOx when exposed to sunlight

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AUGUST 17, 2015

The scientists are presenting their findings based on field studies conducted in Leipzig, Germany, and Toronto, Canada, at the 250 th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). When in the air, these compounds may combine with volatile organic compounds to produce ozone, the main component of smog.

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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. Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

Up there, 10 to 50 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, ozone molecules absorb the sun’s ultraviolet light, protecting life far below. The proposal calls for what’s known as “solar geoengineering”: cooling the planet by deflecting sunlight that would otherwise strike the planet.

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International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

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APRIL 21, 2011

Scientists from the US, Norway, Russia, Germany, Italy and China are participating in a study examining the potential role of black carbon, or soot, on the rapidly changing Arctic climate. Carbon is dark in color and absorbs solar radiation, much like wearing a black shirt on a sunny day. Black carbon is contributing to this warming.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

While it’s obvious that the internal combustion engine vehicles are polluting the air outside the buses, what you may not know is that numerous studies show that the pollution from the burning diesel regularly makes its way into the buses. View the Case Study How much funding is available for EV charging at school districts?

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UC Davis Begins $2.8M Studies on Impacts of Escaped Nitrogen

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JUNE 13, 2009

million in new grants to study the use and impacts of escaped nitrogen from agricultural production. The new studies should improve data-collection methods, said Agricultural Sustainability Institute researcher Johan Six, a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences. University of California, Davis researchers will receive $2.8

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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.

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Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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JULY 29, 2010

Controlling soot from fossil fuels and solid biofuels may be a faster method of reducing Arctic ice loss and global warming than other options, including controlling CH 4 or CO 2 , although all controls are needed, according to a new study by Dr. Mark Z. The study will be published this week in Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres).

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Study Finds On-Road Transportation Sector the Greatest Net Contributor to Atmospheric Warming Now and in Mid-Term; Power Sector Takes the Lead by 2050

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

A new study by led by Nadine Unger at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) that analyzes the net climate impacts of emissions from economic sectors rather than by individual chemical species has found that on-road transportatation is and will be the greatest net contributor to atmospheric warming now and in the near term.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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MARCH 22, 2018

Previously, the researchers studied European conurbations from the air. The transport and transformation of plumes from selected European and Asian major population centers (MPCs) will now be investigated with special focus on the rate of formation of ozone and aerosols.

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Earth Day and the Importance of Green Energy

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APRIL 21, 2022

According to Forbes , studies have found that solar and wind power is often cheaper than power from fossil fuels, even without financial assistance, and their daily operations undercut even the most cost-effective coal plants. A study conducted in March 2022 concluded that EVs are six times less costly to drive in the U.S.

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More Reflective Roofs and Pavements Could Help Offset Climate Emissions

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Surfaces with high albedo reflect more solar radiation, preventing the radiation from heating the surface and the atmosphere. Based on the radiative forcing obtained in this study, the potential emitted CO 2 offset for a 0.25 Based on the radiative forcing obtained in this study, the potential emitted CO 2 offset for a 0.25

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UNEP Report Calls for More Sophisticated Approach to Developing Biofuels; Limitations of Current LCA Studies

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Here, RME show advantages for primary energy and GHG, but disadvantages in terms of acidification, eutrophication and ozone depletion. An important analytical issue that needs to be addressed, the report notes, is the lack of lifecycle assessment studies focusing on a wider set of environmental impact indicators than greenhouse gas emissions.

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

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases originally developed as substitutes for ozone-depleting chemicals. A binding legal agreement exists that can cut HFCs now—the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty—and many alternatives to HFCs have already been developed and are waiting for the right regulatory incentive from the Montreal Protocol to be deployed.

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UK Awards 1.6M to Project Investigating Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering

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JULY 18, 2010

A variety of geoengineering options have been proposed in response to anthropogenic global warming, including solar radiation management (SRM) which involves offsetting the effects of GHG increases by causing the Earth to absorb less radiation from the Sun. Earlier post.). How do we deliver it there? What are the likely impacts?

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EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

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APRIL 2, 2012

Clean clouds and non-light-absorbing (transparent) particles scatter or reflect sunlight, reducing the amount of solar energy that is absorbed by the surface. BC suspended in the atmosphere absorbs some incoming solar radiation, heating the atmosphere. Most solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth’s surface and warms it.

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Study Concludes that Rocket Launches May Need Regulation to Prevent Ozone Depletion

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APRIL 1, 2009

The global market for rocket launches may require more stringent regulation in order to prevent significant damage to Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer in the decades to come, according to a new study by researchers in California and Colorado. Darin Toohey.

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

So, we focus significant energy on solar climate intervention, or sunlight reflection. We see it as similar to the ozone hole problem, where we really needed a tight, science-based focus on the limits to human inputs to the system--and howthose inputs affected the ozone layer's ability to keep people safe. Which is good.

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Lifecycle study finds that environmental impacts of silicon-anode Li-ion battery could be roughly comparable with conventional Li-ion battery

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. In particular, silicon nanowires (SiNW) are widely studied as a promising anode material for high-capacity LIBs due to its low cost of fabrication and volume production potential. The LCA was based on the average US driving and electricity supply conditions.

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Royal Society Report Concludes Geoengineering and its Consequences May be the Price for Failure to Act on Climate Change; Recommendations for Plan B

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Professor John Shepherd, chair of the Royal Society’s geoengineering study. The report assesses the two main kinds of geoengineering techniques: Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Solar Radiation Management (SRM). However, there are some serious questions over adverse effects, particularly depletion of stratospheric ozone.

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

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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. Solar climate intervention is. These small studies would still yield significant information on the impacts of brightening.

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NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

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JULY 2, 2014

Consisting of a single observing instrument, the Observatory is designed to provide precise measurements of atmospheric CO 2 , and is NASA’s first satellite mission dedicated to studying concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. generating its own power. OCO-2 has a planned operational life of two years. Science Instrument.

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Geo-engineering could be ‘our only hope’

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Professor John Shepherd, who chaired the Royal Society’s geo-engineering study said: “It is an unpalatable truth that unless we can succeed in greatly reducing CO2 emissions we are headed for a very uncomfortable and challenging climate future, and geo-engineering will be the only option left to limit further temperature increases.

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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

power from renewable sources—wind, solar, geothermal, biomass or landfill gas, hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic—for retail electricity suppliers beginning at 6% in 2012 and gradually rising to 25% in 2025 and continuing at that level through 2039. The draft establishes a Renewable Portfolio Standard—i.e., Clean Air Act Exemptions.

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Researchers Determine Process Through Which Hydrocarbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Form Aerosols, With Impact on Human Health and Climate

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Aerosols impact human health, due to their ability to penetrate deep into lungs, and impact Earth’s climate through the scattering and absorption of solar radiation and through serving as the nuclei on which clouds form, noted co-author Prof. The results are published in the 7 August issue of the journal Science. Dr Kleindienst.

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National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

The committee that wrote the report focused on monetizing the damage of major air pollutants—sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and particulate matter—on human health, grain crops and timber yields, buildings, and recreation. cents to 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, based on previous modeling studies. cents per kwh.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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APRIL 20, 2009

Neutral Kaitou KID @ Apr 19th 2009 4:45PM not if the electricity is from ultra efficient solar panels, hydroelectric dams or wind. Highly Ranked catachip @ Apr 19th 2009 4:57PM @ Elodie As long as the electricity is generated from wind, hydro, solar, or nuclear then there are zero emissions. Neutral who? @

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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

Yale study finds asphalt a significant source of air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days

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

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

Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

Study: Urban grime releases NOx when exposed to sunlight

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

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

UC Davis Begins $2.8M Studies on Impacts of Escaped Nitrogen

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

Study Finds On-Road Transportation Sector the Greatest Net Contributor to Atmospheric Warming Now and in Mid-Term; Power Sector Takes the Lead by 2050

HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

Earth Day and the Importance of Green Energy

More Reflective Roofs and Pavements Could Help Offset Climate Emissions

UNEP Report Calls for More Sophisticated Approach to Developing Biofuels; Limitations of Current LCA Studies

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

UK Awards 1.6M to Project Investigating Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

Study Concludes that Rocket Launches May Need Regulation to Prevent Ozone Depletion

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Lifecycle study finds that environmental impacts of silicon-anode Li-ion battery could be roughly comparable with conventional Li-ion battery

Royal Society Report Concludes Geoengineering and its Consequences May be the Price for Failure to Act on Climate Change; Recommendations for Plan B

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

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

Geo-engineering could be ‘our only hope’

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

Researchers Determine Process Through Which Hydrocarbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Form Aerosols, With Impact on Human Health and Climate

National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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