Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

To increase the global warming benefits of electrification and significantly reduce air pollution, electricity must be generated from renewable sources. by 13 percent and other key pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide by 77 and 90 percent, respectively.

Fossil Fuels 314

Fossil Fuels Biofuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 314

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Beyond the climate harms of fossil fuels, they also impose a terrible toll on human health, as numerous recent studies show—including the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change , a BMJ study on global deaths from air pollution caused by fossil fuels, and a study on US deaths attributable to coal-fired electricity generation.

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Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Clean Energy Paris Agreement 289

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

And we’re still trying to recover from a pandemic that has made even more clear the disproportionate impacts of air pollution on overburdened communities, making them even more vulnerable to the negative impacts of COVID 19. And our modeling shows renewables’ power.

Renewable Energy 363

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Clean Energy 363

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 29, 2023

Passing fees in California requires a two-third’s vote from both houses of the legislature, and when vote margins are slim, the politics get tricky. Now, Assembly Bill 241 (AB 241) would extend these fees and modernize the funding programs to make sure that public dollars are spent in common sense and equitable ways.

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Nitrogen Oxides 2007 Greenhouse 2013 197

Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

California’s leadership on reducing truck pollution has been on full display the past few years, passing critical regulations requiring 90 percent reduction in smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NO X ) emissions from diesel trucks and requiring manufacturers sell an increasing share of electric trucks to move away from fossil fuels altogether.

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Nitrogen Oxides Clean Air Act Ozone Fossil Fuels 235

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They obviously include climate change, but it also include health impacts from air pollution and water pollution. degrees goal is threatened by political inaction. degrees C is scientifically possible; the reason the world might blow past it is political. Why not just start with renewables?

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Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 297