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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The anthropogenic contribution to atmospheric black carbon concentrations in southern Africa: a WRF-Chem modeling study
<p>South Africa has one of the largest industrialized economies in Africa. Emissions of air pollutants are particularly high in the Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan area, the Mpumalanga Highveld and
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution from ozone/black carbon, 04/08/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution from ozone/black carbon, 04/08/2015. A research paper on ‘Recent climate and air pollution impacts on Indian agriculture’ has been published in Current Issue of
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Kashmir has highest black carbon concentration
Is responsible for fast melting of glaciers in the region The lush green forests and snow-clad peaks of Kashmir might given an impression that the Valley is free from pollution, but the experts point
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Soot and short-lived pollutants provide political opportunity
Cutting levels of soot and other short-lived pollutants delivers tangible benefits and helps governments to build confidence that collective action on climate change is feasible. After the Paris climate
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Climate: EU parliament backs reform of carbon market
The European Parliament has approved plans to overhaul the Europe Union's carbon market, a key part of strategies to curb the EU's global-warming emissions. Under reforms due to take effect in 2019,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, 06/07/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding pollution at Rohtang Pass.</p> <p>The Tribunal has
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European Union emission inventory report 1990–2013 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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Costs and benefits of motor vehicle emission control programs in China
China has made tremendous progress in emission control for on-road vehicles (light duty vehicles, buses, and heavy-duty trucks) in recent decades. The vehicle population in China grew nearly sevenfold,
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Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health
<p>According to this research published in the journal The Lancet, climate change poses a potentially “catastrophic risk” to public health due to increased risk of the spread of disease, food insecurity and air pollution among many other things. </p>
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution by burning tyres in the open, Uttar Pradesh, 22/06/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mahaganga Printpack Industries & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 22/06/2015 regarding air pollution by burning