Sentences with phrase «air pollutant emissions in»

«Despite some reductions in air pollutant emissions in Europe and North America, human health impacts from ozone are still a cause for concern across the world and are rising in parts of East Asia, with the potential for serious health effects on their populations,» said Zo?

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More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change - causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels.

They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).

Schneiderman today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general and the City of Chicago in filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's actions to halt regulation of leaks of greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants from new sources in the oil and gas industry.

Emissions from vehicles, power plants, industrial operations, and other human activities are a primary cause of surface ozone, which is one of six main pollutants regulated in the U.S. by the Clean Air Act.

In response to these cases and others, state and county health officials conducted a series of monitoring projects that found that gas drilling was the area's largest source of several hazardous air pollutants, including benzene and ozone - forming emissions.

Volk: When if the mind boggling facts This is no local pollutant: Every burst of CO2 that goes into the air from some power plant in Illinois is going to spread equally all around the world, and the same goes for CO2 emissions from China.

The report is based on the JRC's Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), which is not only unique in its space and time coverage, but also in its completeness and consistency of the emissions compilations for multiple pollutants: the greenhouse gases (GHG), air pollutants and Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), which is not only unique in its space and time coverage, but also in its completeness and consistency of the emissions compilations for multiple pollutants: the greenhouse gases (GHG), air pollutants and emissions compilations for multiple pollutants: the greenhouse gases (GHG), air pollutants and aerosols.

But there is some good news: Even seemingly small changes in curbing greenhouse gas emissions not only can reduce harmful pollutants and clear the air, but also help to slow climate change.

Air pollutant emission inventories are essential in measuring the impact of pollution on air quality and the climate, as they are fed into atmospheric and climate models to make projections for the futuAir pollutant emission inventories are essential in measuring the impact of pollution on air quality and the climate, as they are fed into atmospheric and climate models to make projections for the futuair quality and the climate, as they are fed into atmospheric and climate models to make projections for the future.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

In addition, the benefits of avoided emissions of air pollutants have been estimated for agricultural production and the impact of acid precipitation on natural ecosystems.

The new study, published last week in the journal Environmental Research Letters, showed that emissions of sulfur dioxide, a common air pollutant released during coal and fossil fuel combustion, increased from 2000 to 2006, after which they started to decline.

You'll note an acceleration of those temperatures in the late 1970s as greenhouse gas emissions from energy production increased worldwide and clean air laws reduced emissions of pollutants that had a cooling effect... Read More

Our indoor air quality is affected by pollutants from household chemicals, dust and pet dander in addition to emissions from electronics.

Surprisingly we come into contact with heavy metals in everyday life — through the air we breathe (think vehicle emissions and other environmental pollutants), in the food we eat (non-organic foods that have been treated with pesticides and herbicides), if you have dental fillings made from mercury - containing amalgam, and certain types of large fish (such as king mackerel, swordfish, orange roughy, marlin, tuna steaks, and canned «white» albacore).

While the historic U.S. - China Joint Announcement on Climate Change was made in November 2014, both the U.S. and China have had programs that have focused on developing zero emission buses to help reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.

On June 3, 2016, during the 8th U.S. - China Transportation Forum in Los Angeles, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) jointly announced the R2ZE Challenge and called to action cities / transit agencies to take measurable steps to reduce transit fleet bus greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions through increased deployment and operation of ZEBs.

We have worked with Congress to make available more than $ 40 billion in loan guarantees to support investments that will avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions or air pollutants.

The standards we recommend in this report would also significantly reduce emissions of other air pollutants, specifically smog - forming volatile organic compounds and toxic pollutants like benzene that cause cancer and are associated with a host of other health problems.

Various Updates In a move that environmental campaigners had sought for years (as had I), the Environmental Protection Agency has issued final rules that could substantially cut emissions of heat - trapping methane, smog - forming volatile organic compounds and toxic air pollutants such as benzene from new, rebuilt or modified oil and gas wells and other infrastructure and operations.

In addition, the increased use of fossil fuels to provide extra electricity for air conditioners also increases emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

Policy attention to air quality is rising and global emissions of all the major pollutants fall in our projections, but their health impacts remain severe.

Recent scientific studies, including an assessment by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological Organization indicate that it's possible to slow the pace of warming and melting in the Arctic in the near term by reducing emissions of two common air pollutants, soot and smog.

Key Issues for Discussion and Comment in the ANPR: Descriptions of key provisions and programs in the CAA, and advantages and disadvantages of regulating GHGs under those provisions; How a decision to regulate GHG emissions under one section of the CAA could or would lead to regulation of GHG emissions under other sections of the Act, including sections establishing permitting requirements for major stationary sources of air pollutants; Issues relevant for Congress to consider for possible future climate legislation and the potential for overlap between future legislation and regulation under the existing CAA; and, scientific information relevant to, and the issues raised by, an endangerment analysis.

But also suggests that minimising the emission of air pollutants in ASEAN countries become a pre-condition for the future use of CPPs and to move gradually to meet the current emission standards for CPPs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

The project also improves the air quality in the region by reducing the amount of pollutants emissions contained in the landfill gas such as hydrogen sulphide which an cause nausea, delirium, headaches, and skin and eye irritation.

You'll note an acceleration of those temperatures in the late 1970s as greenhouse gas emissions from energy production increased worldwide and clean air laws reduced emissions of pollutants that had a cooling effect on the climate, and thus were masking some of the global warming signal.

Beyond the climate benefits of reduced CO2 emissions, reduction in these pollutants is of additional importance at the local and regional level to address air quality and related health concerns.

At power plants, combustion of coal produces a medley of air pollutants, especially in older plants that lack modern emissions control equipment.

Step 1: Estimate annual changes in electric generation and emissions of air pollutants at power plants as a result of RGGI implementation from 2009 to 2014 using electricity dispatch modeling and EPA emissions data for EGUs.

Following emission cuts over the last 40 years in the main acidifying air pollutants, especially sulphur dioxide (SO2), the area of sensitive ecosystems at risk of acidification in Europe has now shrunk significantly, to seven per cent, or 205,000 square kilometres (km2).

Compared to coal, the use of natural gas for power generation emits 50 percent fewer emissions of carbon dioxide, and even more substantial reductions in traditional air pollutants.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

Going solar reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change, and also results in fewer air pollutants like sulfur dioxide and particulate matter, which can cause health problems.

Sections 243.1 - 243.4 of Article 243 of the Code, specifically: rate of the tax due on emissions of certain pollutants into the atmospheric air, caused by stationary sources of pollution; rates of the tax due on stationary sources» emissions into the atmospheric air of pollutants (compounds), which are not listed in Section 243.1 of this Article and are falling within a certain substance hazard category (except for carbon dioxide), shall be applicable subject to determined approximately safe impact levels of such substances» (compounds») impact on the atmospheric air of urban settlements; and rates of tax due on emissions of carbon dioxide

Included in Holland's report is a table of the «Estimated Global Emissions of Some Air Pollutants.»

Small increase in energy investment could cut premature deaths from air pollution in half by 2040, says new IEA report IEA strategy based on existing energy technologies and policies can cut 50 % of pollutant emissions, the fourth - largest threat to human health, by 2040 27 June 2016

Much of the existing generating capacity is very old, and, due to high air pollutant emissions and tightening environmental standards, about 30 % will need to be retrofitted with environmental control technology or be replaced in the next decade.

The fact is that even while production has significantly increased, total criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen simultaneously, in large part due to industry's commitment to environmental protection and the expanded use of abundant, affordable natural gas in electricity generation.

After discussions in the Parliament and the Council, a new NEC directive was adopted in December 2016, setting legally binding emission reduction commitments for the member states» emissions of five important air pollutants, to be achieved by 2030.

In promulgating a standard of performance under section 111 for the emission from capped sources of any air pollutant that is not a greenhouse gas, the Administrator shall treat the emission of any greenhouse gas by those entities as a nonair quality public health and environmental impact within the meaning of section 111 (a)(1).

Based on new data for pollutant emissions in 2015 and projections to 2040, this special report, the latest in the World Energy Outlook series, provides a global outlook for energy and air pollution as well as detailed profiles of key countries and regions: the United States, Mexico, the European Union, China, India, Southeast Asia and Africa.

«In order to ensure that our energy system remains clean even with large increases in population and economic activity in the long run, we consider only those technologies that have essentially zero emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants per unit of output over the whole «lifecycle» of the systeIn order to ensure that our energy system remains clean even with large increases in population and economic activity in the long run, we consider only those technologies that have essentially zero emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants per unit of output over the whole «lifecycle» of the systein population and economic activity in the long run, we consider only those technologies that have essentially zero emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants per unit of output over the whole «lifecycle» of the systein the long run, we consider only those technologies that have essentially zero emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants per unit of output over the whole «lifecycle» of the system.

If carbon dioxide is indeed a pollutant when present in excessive concentrations in the atmosphere — which the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding for carbon says that it is — then by law and by past precedent the Clean Air Act is the appropriate means for controlling all of America's own greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of their source.

This is in particular relevant for scenario elements that are only indirectly coupled to the radiative forcing targets such as land use / land cover and air pollutant emissions.

In 2008 a new air quality directive was adopted, and in 2010 a new directive on industrial emissions of air pollutants was agreeIn 2008 a new air quality directive was adopted, and in 2010 a new directive on industrial emissions of air pollutants was agreein 2010 a new directive on industrial emissions of air pollutants was agreed.

The reliability of supply provided by our nation's network of storage and distribution facilities has contributed to the increased use of natural gas in many sectors of the U.S. economy, which has led to reductions in air emissions — ranging from criteria pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, to greenhouse gases.

Coal - fired power plants release nearly 400,000 tons of hazardous air pollutants every year, including more than 40 percent of all man - made mercury emissions in the U.S..

«Mobile sources, primarily motor vehicles, are the largest cause of air pollutants in Vermont, making up 46 percent of the state's greenhouse gas emissions,» said Abby Bleything, Vermont Clean Cities Coordinator.