Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ban on ban on diesel and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 29/05/2015 regarding ban on ban on diesel and...
View ArticleSeasonal characteristics of aerosol black carbon in relation to long range...
This study presents the characteristics of aerosol black carbon (BC) from a rural continental site, Agartala, located in the North-Eastern part of India using two year measurements from September 2010
View ArticleRadiocarbon-based source apportionment of elemental carbon aerosols at two...
Black carbon (BC) aerosols impact climate and air quality. Since BC from fossil versus biomass combustion have different optical properties and different abilities to penetrate the lungs, it is important
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution by burning tyres...
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...
View ArticleHealth and climate change: policy responses to protect public health
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...
View ArticleCosts 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,
View ArticleEuropean Union emission inventory report 1990–2013 under the UNECE Convention...
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
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution at Rohtang Pass,...
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.The Tribunal has
View ArticleClimate: 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,
View ArticleSoot 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
View ArticleKashmir 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
View ArticleQuestion 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
View ArticleThe anthropogenic contribution to atmospheric black carbon concentrations in...
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
View ArticleThe possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa
The climate of West Africa is characterized by a sensitive monsoon system that is associated with marked natural precipitation variability. This region has been and is projected to be subject to...
View ArticleSeasonal variation of ozone and black carbon observed at Paknajol, an urban...
The Kathmandu Valley in South Asia is considered as one of the global "hot spots" in terms of urban air pollution. It is facing severe air quality problems as a result of rapid urbanization
View ArticleIndia unveils climate-change pledge ahead of global talks
India says that it will produce 40% of its energy from sources other than fossil fuels by 2030, and will reduce the intensity of its carbon dioxide emissions by roughly one-third. The country’s
View ArticleArctic black carbon from shipping: a club approach to climate-and-trade...
This paper addresses questions about how the problems related to black-carbon are being addressed or could be addressed within shipping sector. It examines available technologies and ongoing regulatory
View ArticleAssessment of the scale of potential indirect emissions due to higher oil use
The inclusion of indirect land use change (ILUC) emissions in the life-cycle assessment of biofuels in several biofuel policies has led to increased attention to the question of whether there are similar,
View ArticleBlack carbon mitigation and the role of the Global Environment Facility
Black carbon causes millions of deaths every year and contributes to the warming of the planet. In the atmosphere it appears as air pollution, with emissions arising mainly from the combustion of diesel
View ArticleReducing global health risks through mitigation of short-lived climate...
A new WHO report highlights the urgent need to reduce emissions of black carbon, ozone and methane - as well as carbon dioxide – which all contribute to climate change. Black carbon, ozone and methane
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