Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Fossil fuel combustion produces carbon dioxide (CO2), the most abundant global warming pollutant, but also produces local pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Bermix Studio/Unsplash PM2.5: A subset of these particles, called PM2.5,

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Ground-Level Ozone Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 236

Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Motor vehicle exhaust is one big source of ground-level ozone or smog, fine particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. As of 2019, the Indego system has about 150 stations and 1,500 bikes available all over the city 365 days of the year. Don’t own a bicycle or nervous about investing in one?

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Ground-Level Ozone Air Pollution Carbon Monoxide Ozone 98

Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. By 2019, German household electricity prices were 45 percent higher than the European average.

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2020 Air Pollution Climate Change Natural Gas 95