Sentences with phrase «air pollution emissions»

It enables us to estimate the impact on regional air pollution emissions, as well as how much land area and water consumption would be needed for each scenario.

The American Lung Association supports increased public funding for programs that reduce air pollution emissions from transportation sources including support for public transit, intercity rail, and other non-highway modes of transport.

The American Lung Association calls for effective enforcement of existing laws and regulations governing the combustion of wood and other biomass sources, as well as the expanded regulation of air pollution emissions from these sources.

By 2020, China has pledged to cut air pollution emissions from coal - fired power plants by 60 %, saving around 180m tonnes of CO2 each year in the process.

In June 2016, the first set of mandatory industrial air pollution emissions standards in Canada came into force.

Even with antipollution devices, total air pollution emissions are predicted to triple to 30 million tons per year, bringing with them large increases in air - related sicknesses such as lung cancer.

Also, a study of hospital admissions in Wisconsin found that high air pollution emissions were associated with a 40 percent increase in the rate of bowel disease hospitalizations in 2002.

«Efforts should be made to limit air pollution emissions, with more emphasis on moving towards cleaner cities with fewer cars and more efficient public transport.»

A worst - case climate scenario was assumed, where human - induced air pollution emissions remained at the same levels as in the year 2003, thus revealing changes in air quality solely caused by climate change.

Wind, solar, and hydroelectric systems generate electricity with no associated air pollution emissions.

Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to grant California a waiver on air pollution emissions standards if the state has «compelling and extraordinary circumstances,» which California argued a decade ago, and which the Obama administration agreed that it does.

This shows how important it is to reduce air pollution emissions,» says Leo Stockfelt, who emphasizes that on the individual level, there is no cause for alarm:

The Chinese government has released plans to reduce national greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions and improve air quality and has targeted the transportation sector as a major part of this strategy.

This is on account of the mhd scoring the lowest greenhouse and air pollution emissions of any car currently on sale in Australia.

The American Lung Association supports programs and policies to encourage consumers and utility companies to expand investment in energy efficiency and energy conservation measures to reduce air pollution emissions, to reduce household energy expenses, and to stimulate new economic opportunities and job creation.

For an average American car (26 miles per gallon), Shindell estimates that the air pollution emissions altogether cost us $ 1700 in damages per year.

Air pollution emissions (especially SO2 and CO2) are under - regulated, and increased environmental regulation of these pollutants would benefit the US economy (not to mention public health, both nationally and internationally).

Wind was by far the most promising, Jacobson said, owing to a better - than 99 percent reduction in carbon and air pollution emissions; the consumption of less than 3 square kilometers of land for the turbine footprints to run the entire U.S. vehicle fleet (given the fleet is composed of battery - electric vehicles); l the savings of about 15,000 lives per year from premature air - pollution - related deaths from vehicle exhaust in the United States; and virtually no water consumption.