Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Not only are they a significant source of air pollution, but they also contribute to climate change via their conversion into ozone. In the Netherlands, billions of euros worth of investments are currently on hold, because companies cannot obtain permits due to NOx emissions”, says Stef Clevers, Director of TransitionHERO.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 24, 2021

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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Methane Sustainability Ozone Agriculture 52

Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. In a statement, Southwest Airlines also said the company would continue to monitor non-CO2 research and pointed to its investments in sustainable jet fuels.

Carbon 123

Carbon Carbon-neutral Aviation Energy Monitor 123

Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

ozone and NO2 with recent research quantifying the contribution of fossil fuels to global air pollution levels to perform a health impact assessment and subsequent cost calculation for the year 2018. and ozone from fossil fuels is responsible for an estimated 7.7 The report also finds that exposure to PM2.5 billion days of sick leave.

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Fossil fuels Pollution Ozone Climate change 58

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

However, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) caused damage to the ozone layer and were phased out following the Montreal Protocol in 1987. Production of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) then increased globally, because they are less harmful to stratospheric ozone.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Ozone 130

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Grid reliability is also the core use case for Con Edison’s 2 MW battery at Ozone Park in Queens and for a 1 MW demonstration project with Shell/GI Energy in Staten Island. In New York City, the biggest battery is the 4.8 A battery business case geared toward a renewables-rich future.

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Batteries Ozone Nuclear Power Hydropower 130

Sustainability Consulting

MARCH 31, 2021

Steiner argues that humanity has achieved many radical things like closing a giant hole in the ozone layer, ending nuclear proliferation and smallpox, but we have also taken the Earth to the brink. Costa Rica abolished its army and used the money to invest in health and education. Here are a few examples.

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Fossil fuels Ozone Education Health 52

GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2020

More often, it is implicitly built into the conversation, as it was in so many other public debates, like those over leaded gas, ozone and tobacco. We would not, however, insist on agreement from all scientists, even those who were the most financially and ideologically invested in the opposite conclusion, because that would be ridiculous.)

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Global warming Climate change Pollution Ozone 332

Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It has revealed that human activities have been the dominant force of global climate change since the mid-20th century, underlined by the discovery, more than 30 years ago, of the Ozone Hole over Halley and Faraday Research Stations on Antarctica by scientists at British Antarctic Survey.

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Climate change Ozone Government Biodiversity 54

Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

The gas, which is released by a range of anthropogenic and natural sources, is ten times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere and is responsible for more than half a million deaths annually, in addition to the death of ecosystems and crops, because it creates toxic ground-level ozone.

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Methane Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 67

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. Pesticides further contribute to climate emissions once they are applied to agricultural fields. In addition, they disrupt soil microbes, which play a critical role in the ability of soils to sequester carbon.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Energy Monitor 96

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Ozone-safe or ozone-friendly. The FTC considers these terms deceptive if a product has any substance, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), known to erode the ozone layer. Expect 'ozone-friendly' to be under scrutiny as the next Green Guides are developed, as the FTC recently flagged the term. Recyclable.

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Recycling Recycling Ozone Building Energy Monitoring 36

Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

You’ll want to invest in certified and vetted offset programs to ensure the offsets you purchase to make the carbon reductions they claim to make. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can be found in some products, which damage the ozone layer when released into the environment. Look for certified bio-based cleaning products.

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Sustainability Waste Waste Recycling 147

Grist

MAY 30, 2024

Pollutants from vehicle combustion, including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in sunlight to form ozone. Predominantly Black neighborhoods were redlined, or deemed most risky, beginning in the 1930s when insurance companies created maps assigning investment risk levels based on race. And the U.S.

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Health Pollution Africa Climate change 123

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In particular, 10 harmful environmental issues — including allergenic pollen, extreme weather , harmful algal blooms, heat waves, hurricanes, infectious diseases from ticks and mosquitoes, ozone smog pollution, river flooding and wildfires — merit public health attention.

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Climate change Health Pollution Ozone 28

Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In response, NASA began positioning itself as an environmental authority, publicizing its new satellite technology that monitored the oceans, air pollution, and the ozone layer. In the 1980s, NASA’s satellite data and computer modeling helped scientists track ozone depletion and global warming.

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Earth Day Home Energy Monitoring Ozone Energy Monitor 99

Sunrun

AUGUST 23, 2019

This makes solar a safe and wise investment.7 But ground-level ozone and other pollutants from cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries and chemical plants can kill. Your home value may increase with the purchase of a home solar system. Another reason to go solar is an increase in the value of your home.

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Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 87

Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Since the bulk of the transport infrastructure in the region was designed for the climate of the 20th century and has been subject to low public investment in recent decades, it is crucial to map precisely the vulnerability of these assets to extreme climate events," UNECE said. Montenegro continues to lead the way.

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Policy Climate change Transportation Ozone 54

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

But there are other GHGs that contribute significantly to human-induced global warming such as methane (CH 4 ), nitrous oxide (N 2 0), refrigerant gasses (HFCs, PFCs, and CFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ), water vapor (H 2 0), and ozone (O 3 ). What’s the relevance of these different GHGs to carbon footprinting? .

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Carbon Global warming Carbon-neutral Organic 78

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Pharmaceuticals As one of the largest contributors of micropollutants, the pharmaceutical industry has the potential to play a significant role in tackling micropollutant contamination; increased investment in research, broader adoption of advanced treatment technologies, and collaboration are crucial.

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Agriculture Pollution Stormwater Ozone 147

GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

There are hurdles to scaling and applying science to soil — from lack of regulations and investment to upending the status quo — but it’s essential we address them as soil health has vast implications, above and below ground. . According to the latest AgFunder Agri-FoodTech Investing Report, $19.8 percent year over year.

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Soil Agriculture Health Meat alternatives 268

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One Scottish charity invested in rewilding the Scottish Highlands, Trees for Life , advocates for more trees by informing the public of why trees are positively transformative, even beyond fighting climate change, preserving native trees and securing wildlife habitats for species survival.

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Climate change Logging Soil Resilience 28

The City Fix

MAY 3, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article was updated in April 2023 with new findings from WRI’s dataset tracking electric school bus adoption in the United States, covering October to December 2022. To the best of our knowledge, these statistics are updated as of Dec.

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Electricity Ozone Climate change Resilience 52

GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

They include: Investing in environmental infrastructure such as clean drinking water and wastewater treatment systems. EPA historically has identified "critical population sub-groups" in setting ozone, particulate and other ambient air quality standards. What public policies are needed? Protecting at-risk populations.

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Pollution Health Politics Policy 453

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Rule 2305 , the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR), establishes the Warehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions (WAIRE) Program to reduce emissions associated with warehouse activity. These state and federal standards require areas to reach certain ambient concentrations of ozone to be considered in “attainment.”

Ozone 52

Ozone Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 52

AGreenLiving

MAY 16, 2020

” More often, it is implicitly built into the conversation, as it was in so many other public debates, like those over leaded gas, ozone and tobacco.

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Climate change Global warming Pollution Ozone 36

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Proposed Rule 2305, recently released by the District in discussion draft form, would establish the Warehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions (WAIRE) Program — which would apply to owners and operators of warehouses located in the South Coast Air Basin (Basin) with greater than 100,000 square feet of indoor space in a single building.

Logistics 52

Logistics Building Energy Monitoring Ozone Business Energy Monitoring 52

Mr. Sustainability

MAY 5, 2021

Carbon insetting is simple, scalable and perhaps most importantly: almost all vessels can do it without the need for retrofitting or upfront investment costs. Some freight operators mitigate part of their transportation emissions by investing in carbon offsets, such as in forestry projects. In 2018, only 0.2% To some, this feels wrong.

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Logistics Transportation 78

Mr. Sustainability

MAY 5, 2021

Carbon insetting is simple, scalable and perhaps most importantly: almost all vessels can do it without the need for retrofitting or upfront investment costs. Some freight operators mitigate part of their transportation emissions by investing in carbon offsets, such as in forestry projects. In 2018, only 0.2% To some, this feels wrong.

Carbon 78

Carbon Blockchain Carbon-neutral Logistics 78

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Proposed Rule 2305, recently released by the District in discussion draft form, would establish the Warehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions (WAIRE) Program — which would apply to owners and operators of warehouses located in the South Coast Air Basin (Basin) with greater than 100,000 square feet of indoor space in a single building.

Logistics 52

Logistics Building Energy Monitoring Ozone Business Energy Monitoring 52

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Make products that are recyclable, renewable and/or biodegradable, and do not contain toxic or ozone-depleting substances. Choose products made from recyclable and biodegradable materials and avoid those containing toxic or ozone-depleting substances. Offset your CO2 emissions by investing in carbon offset projects.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 128

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Several other VOCs including ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane react with NOx to form ground level ozone which has harmful effects on human health and on plants. Especially methane is a potent greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change. An overlooked problem. For many years did VOC emissions receive little focus.

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Methane Organic Transportation Ozone 100

Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

The report also argues that because methane contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone, a 45 per cent cut in emissions could help prevent 255,000 premature deaths and 775,000 asthma-related hospital visits each year. The sector-by-sector analysis of what must be done provides a clear roadmap that we must implement urgently.

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Methane Waste Waste Ozone 65

Business Green

JULY 6, 2020

It would set up a Green Recovery Commission - an idea that builds on the Decarbonisation Bill tabled by Caroline Lucas and Clive Lewis - that advises how public investment can spent to get to zero carbon. Coal, oil and gas investments have been the worst performing assets every year since 2017. It's just a question of when.

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Fossil fuels Law Pollution Ozone 65

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

When hydrogen is combusted for heating, a 2021 paper found that it can create nitrogen oxides (NOx), an air pollutant that is “harmful in its own right and is a precursor to other pollutants of concern such as fine particulate matter and ozone”. We wanted to make sure Redcar received the investment it deserves,” they added.

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Hydrogen Government Carbon Politics 82

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

. “This project is not only a crucial step in helping us understand the practical challenges of using hydrogen traction power on our railways, but an example of the type of investment Scotland needs to take advantage of the opportunity to build a secure, flexible, cost effective and zero carbon energy network.”

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Hydrogen Methane Transportation Ozone 28

Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The White House enjoyed a surprise breakthrough earlier this year when it secured bipartisan backing for the Kigali Amendment, which requires signatories to phase out HFCs alongside the ozone-destroying CFCs that were covered by the original Montral Protocol. French state bank vows to end oil and gas investment.

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Business Energy Monitoring Methane Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 64