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Study Links Springtime Ozone Increases Above Western North America to Emissions in Asia

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Springtime ozone distributions for 1984, 1995–2008 in the mid-troposphere (3.0–8.0 Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia. The US EPA recently proposed new tougher ground-level ozone standards.

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NASA-led study identifies unprecedented depletion of stratospheric ozone layer above Arctic

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

A NASA-led study has documented an unprecedented depletion of Earth’s protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low temperatures in the stratosphere. The same ozone-loss processes occur each winter in the Arctic.

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North American Countries Target “Super” Greenhouse Gases Through Strengthened Ozone Treaty

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US, Canada, and Mexico have submitted a proposal to strengthen climate protection under the Montreal Protocol— the international treaty that phases out the production of a number of substances responsible for ozone depletion. The proposal targets the production and use of HFCs, a group of “super” greenhouse gases. C, says IGSD.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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APRIL 11, 2019

Although it is not yet clear which specific pollutant within the traffic-related air pollution mixture is the source of asthma development, reviews by the US Environmental Protection Agency and Health Canada suggest that a causal relationship is likely to exist between long-term nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) exposure and childhood asthma development.

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Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

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MARCH 27, 2010

The Asian monsoon circulation provides an effective pathway for pollution from Asia, India, and Indonesia to enter the global stratosphere, according to a new international study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. William Randel.

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United States and China agree to work together on phasing down HFCs

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JUNE 9, 2013

A global phase down of HFCs could potentially reduce some 90 gigatons of CO 2 equivalent by 2050, equal to roughly two years worth of current global greenhouse gas emissions. While they do not deplete the ozone layer, many are highly potent greenhouse gases.

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EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

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APRIL 2, 2012

Despite the rapidly expanding body of scientific literature on BC, there is a need for a more comprehensive evaluation of both the magnitude of particular global and regional climate effects due to BC and the impact of emissions mixtures from different source categories. The United States contributes about 8% of the global emissions of BC.

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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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JANUARY 8, 2023

This study will measure concentrations of non-tailpipe (NTP) particulate matter across Toronto, Canada to determine how much non-tailpipe pollution people might breathe in everyday life and how to better measure these exposures in the future. 10 ) of urban air, a fraction known to be enriched with non-tailpipe constituents.

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Study associates ozone exposure at birth to increased risk of developing asthma

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MAY 21, 2018

A long-term study of the health of Canadian children has found that exposure to ozone (O 3 ) at birth was associated with an 82% increased risk of developing asthma by age three. —lead author Teresa To, PhD, senior scientist, Child Health Evaluative Services at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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US, China, and G-20 agree to work to global phase down of HFCs

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This was agreed by: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey,the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union, as well as Ethiopia, Spain, Senegal, Brunei, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.

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Indo-US task force to study HFC phase-down

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The global warming potentials (GWP) of HFCs range from 140 (HFC-152a) to 11,700 (HFC-23), according to the US EPA. HFCs are chemicals are potential substitutes for ozone-depleting and climate-warming CFCs and HCFCs currently being phased out under the Montreal Protocol treaty to protect the ozone layer.

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New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Global benefits from full implementation of measures for reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The founding coalition partners are Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). for 2030 and beyond. Source: UNEP.

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Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

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AUGUST 25, 2013

A study by NASA scientists and their colleagues at Dalhousie University (Canada) and NOAA based on satellite data has found a significant correlation of surface nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) with population in the three countries and one continent examined: United States (r = 0.71), Europe (r = 0.67), China (r = 0.69), and India (r = 0.59).

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Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

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DECEMBER 6, 2015

Between 1990 and 2013, global population-weighted PM 2.5 Additionally, the study found that the population-weighted mean concentrations of ozone increased globally by 8.9% The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2013 provided important estimates of the global health impacts attributable to ambient air pollution.

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US Climate Action Report to UN Projects 4% Growth in Total US GHG Emissions to 2020

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JUNE 3, 2010

A large portion of missions growth is driven by HFCs, because demand for refrigeration and air conditioning is increasing and because HFCs are predominantly used as alternatives for ozone-depleting substances, which are being phased out under the Montreal Protocol. US Fifth Climate Action Report. Calls for rapid action on HFCs.

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Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

In the context of the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study ( earlier post ), researchers from Canada, the United States, China and India quantified air pollution levels and attributable health impacts for 188 countries for the period 1990-2013. They found that in 2013 there were 2.9 million deaths (5.3% million deaths (5.3% Of these 2.9

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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

MARPOL Annex VI sets limits on NO x and SO x emissions from ship exhaust, and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances. Annex VI defines two sets of emission and fuel quality requirements: global requirements; and. more stringent requirements applicable to ships in Emission Control Areas (ECA). Earlier post.).

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ICCT report finds global implementation of advanced emissions and fuel-quality regs could cut early deaths from vehicle emissions by 75% in 2030

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Global trends in vehicle-kilometers traveled (VKT) and early deaths from vehicle-related fine particle exposure (2000–2030). This report quantifies a subset of the global health impacts of motorized on-road vehicles in urban areas, focusing on direct emissions of the most damaging pollutant: particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5

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MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The new metamodel is capable of efficiently simulating the urban concentration, surface deposition, and net export flux of these species that are important to human health and the global climate. Urban regions account for an ever increasing fraction of Earth’s population, and are consequently an ever increasing source of air pollutants.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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MAY 15, 2017

Those markets include Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; the European Union; India; Japan; Mexico; Russia; South Korea; and the United States. In Europe, the ozone mortality burden each year would be 10% lower if diesel vehicle nitrogen oxide emissions were in line with certification limits. million tons more than the 8.6

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Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Led by the tiny Pacific island of the Federated States of Micronesia, a growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50% of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The next round of UN climate negotiations begins in Cancun today.

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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MARCH 12, 2019

million extra deaths globally rather than the previously estimated 4.5 They applied these to a new model of global exposure and death rates and to data from the WHO, which included information on population density, geographical locations, ages, risk factors for several diseases and causes of death. Credit: European Heart Journal.

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Study Links Springtime Ozone Increases Above Western North America to Emissions in Asia

NASA-led study identifies unprecedented depletion of stratospheric ozone layer above Arctic

North American Countries Target “Super” Greenhouse Gases Through Strengthened Ozone Treaty

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

United States and China agree to work together on phasing down HFCs

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

Study associates ozone exposure at birth to increased risk of developing asthma

US, China, and G-20 agree to work to global phase down of HFCs

Indo-US task force to study HFC phase-down

New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

US Climate Action Report to UN Projects 4% Growth in Total US GHG Emissions to 2020

Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

ICCT report finds global implementation of advanced emissions and fuel-quality regs could cut early deaths from vehicle emissions by 75% in 2030

MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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