Not exact matches
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).
The coal revival, they say, has alarming implications for
air pollution and Japan's ability to meet its pledges to cut greenhouse gas
emissions, which account for 4 % of the world's
total.
The study is the first to provide a global estimate of maritime shipping's
total contribution to
air particle
pollution based on direct
emission measurements.
Coal is the dirtiest fuel in terms of both local
air pollution and climate - warming carbon
emissions and is therefore the greatest beneficiary of the subsidies, with just over half the
total.