Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
It’s not just the poor air quality, long lines, and excessive fossil fuel company representation ; nations are still too far apart in their positions on a fossil fuel phaseout, the top priority for this COP. Yet global fossil fuel production and use continue to expand. Particulate matter (PM2.5)
Legal Planet
AUGUST 18, 2022
Production and combustion of fossil fuels imposes enormous costs on society, which the industry doesn’t pay for. A more promising alternative might be a clean-up tax on the fossil fuel industry. It would provide an incentive for cutting carbon emissions, with the byproduct of cutting air pollution everywhere.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
And fossil fuel power plants may not stick to their retirement schedules for a variety of reasons. pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 A bit more on those reasons later. micrometers or less. million deaths globally. What can be done?
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
First of all, we would have had a very different understanding of the air pollution problem. We thought that the key to reducing air pollution was to require better pollution control devices. Instead, we would have understood that the root problem was the burning of fossil fuels in the first place.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Fossil fuel power plants filled the gap but that has led to increased air pollution The ongoing drought in the western US depleted reservoirs and reduced hydropower generation.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 19, 2023
With the backdrop of the first-ever Health Day at the annual UN climate conference, air quality in Dubai soared, as PM2.5 pollution reached 155 micrograms per cubic unit. Air pollution is harmful to human health as it exacerbates and causes an increase in health issues, like respiratory illnesses. More than ever before.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 6, 2023
A study released on the eve of the conference found that 8 million people around the world die annually from air pollution. And experts say the crisis is worsening. By Victoria St. Martin In one home video, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah bops to a choreographed Beyoncé dance.
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