Sentences with phrase «air pollution reduction»

This is a tool where we have 40 years of history of being extraordinarily successful in getting air pollution reductions.

Apart from air pollution reduction, other benefits of urban green infrastructure include urban heat island mitigation, the potential reduction in energy consumption, better stormwater management, and climate change mitigation.

A prior study by this group, which was also conducted in concurrence with the Beijing Olympics, demonstrated that pollutions levels were linked to physiological changes that increase risk for cardiovascular disease, and that these same air pollution reductions resulted in improvements in several risk factors

This report addresses the mitigation of short - lived climate forcers (SLCFs) and its key role in air pollution reduction, climate protection and sustainable development.

Such performance metrics should (1) integrate transportation investment, land - use planning, and air pollution reduction efforts, and (2) encourage development of healthier, more compact, mixed - use communities that support accessible and affordable transportation alternatives for residents of all income levels.

It will be invaluable to have these tools in the public sphere as China's economic slowdown and air pollution reduction programs continue to impact Aerosol emissions.

It then produces national - scale estimates of avoided premature deaths and crop losses; LEAP - IBC also estimates the climate benefits of addressing short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), adopting air pollution reduction strategies and implementing greenhouse gas mitigation.

Cifuentes, L., V.H. Borja - Aburto, N. Gouveia, G. Thurston, and D.L. Davis, 2001: Assessing the health benefits of urban air pollution reductions associated with climate change mitigation (2000 - 2020): Santiago, São Paulo, México City, and New York City.

That's the air pollution reduction initiative that career EPA scientists estimate would «lead to climate and health benefits worth an estimated $ 55 billion to $ 93 billion in 2030, including avoiding 2,700 to 6,600 premature deaths and 140,000 to 150,000 asthma attacks in children.»