The case for action on black carbon
Reducing black carbon emissions will help in avoiding climate tipping points, building resilience and delivering clean air. This policy brief outlines the latest science on black carbon, examples of cost
Black Carbon
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Black carbon accelerating glacier meltdown in Tibetan Plateau
A new report indicates the combustion of fossil fuels is gravely affecting the alpine tundra's climate Fossil fuel and biomass, which are sources of black carbon, are accelerating glacier meltdown across
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Global climate change driven by soot at the K-Pg boundary as the cause of the mass extinction
<p>The mass extinction of life 66 million years ago at the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary, marked by the extinctions of dinosaurs and shallow marine organisms, is important because it led to the macroevolution
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Spring-time enhancement in aerosol burden over a high-altitude location in western trans-Himalaya: results from long-term observations
<p>Long-term measurements (from August 2009 to December 2014) of aerosol black carbon mass concentration (MBC) and spectral aerosol optical depth (AOD) were carried out from a high-altitude location, Hanle
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European Union emission inventory report 1990–2014 under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)
This document is the annual European Union (EU) emission inventory report to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The
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Mutagenicity and pollutant emission factors of solid-fuel cookstoves: Comparison with other combustion sources
<p>Emissions from solid fuels used for cooking cause ~4 million premature deaths per year. Advanced solid-fuel cookstoves are a potential solution, but they should be assessed by appropriate performance
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North American climate, clean energy, and environment partnership action plan
The North American Climate, Energy, and Environment Partnership was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto on June 29, 2016, at the North American
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Household fuels exceed power plants and cars as source of smog in Beijing
Beijing and surrounding areas of China often suffer from choking smog. The Chinese government has made commitments to improving air quality and has achieved notable results in reducing emissions from the
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West Africa: Ecowas Countries May Adopt Low Sulphur Fuel By 2020
Indications have emerged that ECOWAS countries may have started considering taking a giant stride to adopt the issues of regional harmonized low sulphur fuels by 2020. This came to fore last week in
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India heavy-duty fleet modernization program: a scrappage program combined with accelerated adoption of Bharat Stage VI emission standards
The maximum benefits of a fleet modernization program can be achieved by conducting a subsidized scrappage program along with early adoption of BS VI standards starting as soon as 2019. Despite the fact
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Simulation of aerosol fields over South Asia using CHIMERE – part-II: performance evaluation
<p>In this paper, we evaluate the performance of the chemical transport model ‘CHIMERE’ over large Indian region (4–37.5°N; 67–88.5°E) for multiple years (2006, 2007 and