Guilherme Goncalves, project director for Brazil and Latin America of IGES, said in an interview to Exame that governments need a real-world Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) system to quantify, manage and Continue Reading → A new study examines the impacts of London’s traffic management strategies on emission reductions https://www.dovepress.com/traffic-management-strategies-for-emissions-reduction-recent-experienc-peer-reviewed-article-EECT IGES is proud to support the 365 Transport & Climate Campaign, together with GIZ, The SLoCaT Partnership on Sustainable Transport and Bridging the Gap initiative. The Campaign will showcase 365 Continue Reading → 0.6°C of global warming can be avoided in 2050, by reducing the emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), including black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone and hydroflurocarbons, according to new report from the Continue Reading → New Report from the World Health Organization shows benefits to human health, climate change mitigation and crop security of reducing emissions of SLCPs. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/189524/1/9789241565080_eng.pdf?ua=1 The World Bank accounted in 2014 for the costs and benefits of reducing black carbon emissions https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/17785/864850WP00PUBL0l0report002April2014.pdf Now add to these economic costs the NO2 / NOX recently identified by Kings Continue Reading → http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/10/26/3714853/carbon-dioxide-impair-brain/ RIO+20, RIO 20+ Rio+20 Negotiations and Transport SLoCaT Press Statement Leading representatives of the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) issued a statement regarding the negotiations of Continue Reading → CO2 Oxidation and Beyond Its a gas – A thermal chemical reaction to heat and pressure + Hydrocarbons – CH – Fuel Bonding carbon to oxygen Ethanol Continue Reading → A new report shows alarming effects of air pollution on children’s lungs. We noted some preliminary findings of the report some weeks ago, but the report produced by Dr Hung Continue Reading → Executive Summary A 2013 scientific assessment of black carbon emissions and impacts found that black carbon is second to carbon dioxide in terms of its climate forcing. Black carbon is Continue Reading → The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK for failing to deal with air pollution. The EU says that levels of nitrogen dioxide, mainly from diesel engines, are Continue Reading → First ever rankings of Top 10 death rates for every London borough – See more at: http://cleanairinlondon.org/health/first-ever-rankings-of-top-10-death-rates-for-every-london-borough/#sthash.kn1YZtVI.dpuf London Health Commission urged to consider separately exposures, health impacts and outcomes. Prevention Continue Reading → MadridRegionalTransportProject The European Commission’s air quality package is an opportunity to improve the liveability and competitiveness of Europe’s cities. The European Parliament and the Council must seize it, writes James McKay. Continue Reading → Chinese doctors blame high levels of air pollution, the toxic byproduct of the country’s supercharged economy, for a young girl contracting a deadly disease usually confined to the elderly. China’s Continue Reading → NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of a long belt of smog stretching from Beijing (in the upper third of the image) to Shanghai (in the bottom right corner). That Continue Reading → The EU is expected to release a long-awaited review of its policies on air pollution before the end of the year. But experts aren’t optimistic that change can be implemented Continue Reading → November 22, 2013 Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and London Mayor hold talks over issues around air quality in London London Mayor Boris Johnson and Environment Secretary Owen Paterson have met Continue Reading → Have you heard the one about how global warming stopped in 1998? It’s been called a “pause,” a “hiatus,” a “slowdown” and a “siesta.” Above all, it’s a red herring, Continue Reading →
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CO2 Oxidation and Beyond
Grim report on air pollution and how it affects children’s lungs
World Bank Report – Black Carbon 3200 times the GHG potential of CO2 ( by mass)
EU Commission launches legal action over UK air quality
First ever rankings of Top 10 death rates for every London borough
Euro V NOx emissions higher than Euro III / IV
The European Commission’s air quality package is an opportunity to improve the liveability and competitiveness of Europe’s cities. The European Parliament and the Council must seize it, writes James McKay.
In china 8 year old Girl develops lung cancer
Air pollution stretches from Beijing to Shanghai, as seen from space
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