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Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures

Envirotec Magazine

Launched in November 2022, and funded by a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the project examined the link between air pollution, behaviour and the cost of air pollution-related healthcare in the Sandwell area.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate.

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TED Talk: 3 Strategies for Effectively Talking About Climate Change

Sustainability Consulting

When people are asked to explain climate change, many think it has something to do with the hole in the ozone layer. Marshall says, “More than four in 10 Americans think the ozone hole actually causes global warming. And so many of them remember and understand so much about ozone depletion. Why is that?

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Global Briefing: Japan hints at coal export policy crackdown

Business Green

Japan to launch review of coal export policy. Japan looks set to beef up a key plank of its climate policy in the face of mounting calls from allies for the country to strengthen its decarbonisation plans ahead of the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this year. Plus all the top green business news from around the world.

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To Meet Sustainability Goals, Food Companies Need To Slash Methane

EDF + Business

Methane is indirectly affecting agricultural productivity through climate change and ozone pollution , which is known to harm ecosystems and plants. Fortunately, fast and ambitious methane mitigation can help avoid crop losses caused by ozone pollution.

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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection

DeSmogBlog

Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. Its key recommendations include increasing technical assistance and direct incentives for farmers to adopt agroecological practices, and setting pesticide use reduction targets within climate policy.

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Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities

Energy Innovation

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants: particulate matter (PM), ozone, lead, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S.