Posts Tagged ‘black carbon’
Soot is heating up the planet, experts warn
U. LEEDS (UK) — Soot’s role in global warming may be underestimated, but a major effort in reduction could potentially gain us a few decades of relief. Continue…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:32 - 15 Comments
Earth & Environment - Nov 30, 2012 13:37 - 0 Comments
To cut black carbon, replace kerosene lamps
UC BERKELEY (US) — Climate warming estimates have overlooked a significant source of black carbon—the kerosene lamps that over a billion people use as a primary source of light. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 24, 2011 10:02 - 3 Comments
No real warming from urban ‘heat island’
STANFORD (US) — The urban ‘heat island’ effect contributes less than 5 percent to overall global warming, far less than greenhouse gas or black carbon, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2010 11:31 - 0 Comments
Diesels are Beijing’s biggest polluters
CORNELL (US) — The 62-mile, nine-day traffic jam in Beijing’s August heat made international headlines—and an epic amount of air pollution. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 30, 2010 11:26 - 0 Comments
Why black carbon’s in the climate hotseat
U. IOWA (US)—Increasing the ratio of black carbon to sulphate in the atmosphere increases climate warming, finds a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 1, 2010 12:07 - 1 Comment
Is black carbon a climate change quick-fix?
U. ILLINOIS (US)—One immediate way to reduce the current levels of global warming—and avert rapid climate change—researchers say, would be to focus on pollutants with short atmospheric lifetimes, like soot, also known as black carbon. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 11, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Beijing air sets Olympic gold standard
CORNELL (US)—Aggressive efforts by the Chinese government to curtail traffic, increase emission standards, and halt construction led to cleaner air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics, a new study finds. (more…)
