Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most notable of these polluting emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx). Leaks in gas pipelines and wells also release methane into the atmosphere, a much more potent heat-trapping emission than CO 2. Elevated exposure to NOx emissions is linked to asthma, lung, and heart damage, and affects pregnancy and birth outcomes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide and 52 percent of the rise in global average temperatures between 1880 and 2015. Updated analysis from 2020 shows that emissions traced to the 88 largest carbon producers contributed approximately 60 percent?of Hydrogen infrastructure is not the same as natural gas infrastructure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 18, 2024

If it were distributed via leaky infrastructure then it constantly would be released into the atmosphere as unburned methane, which has more than 80 times the global warming potential of CO 2 over a 20-year timeframe. The fuel still emits carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) when burned. Hydrogen is also very prone to leaking.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Reducing fossil fuel pollution leads to fewer deaths and more healthcare savings UCS found that decarbonization policies result in a decline in key pollutants such as PM 2.5 , nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides. Source: UCS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Gas plants release heat trapping emissions that go into the atmosphere and contribute to the climate crisis, and this affects us all. But gas plants also release emissions of nitrogen oxides, more commonly referred to as NOx emissions, that contribute to smog and other pollutants.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

the GHGs emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity—is not greater than zero. The tax credits do not consider other fundamental dimensions of “clean,” such as emissions of health-harming pollution like nitrogen oxides or particulate matter.

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Breezometer

MARCH 23, 2022

Particulate matter can be released into the atmosphere through emission from direct sources (‘primary particles’), or it can form in the atmosphere via chemical reactions of gasses (‘secondary particles’). It could be entirely mineral, but it could also include dissolved gasses or black carbon. Where does Particulate Matter Come From?

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Breezometer

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The protective ozone layer which exists in the upper atmosphere is vital to life on earth. While the status of our atmospheric ozone layer has been improving over the last few years, a ‘ hole ’ still reappears annually between August to October in the Southern Hemisphere. Good Ozone’: Our Essential Sun Shield. How is Ozone Created?

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Because methane has 28 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide and a shorter atmospheric life of only 12 years, immediate action to reduce methane emissions —including from agriculture—is critical to slow our warming climate, especially in light of expanding global populations and food demand.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The two groups also filed a notice of intent to sue Shell for violating the chemical plant’s 12-month permit limit on nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contribute to asthma attacks, lung disease, and (in the environment) smog and acid rain. Click Here for BreatheCam.org footage of the February 13th event.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

What was once a display of the peaceful time of day as the sun spills over the horizon is now synonymous with the atmospheric symptoms of wildfires. Photo credit Jienan Li, Colorado State University Do Orange Skies Spell Demise? The question “ why is the sky orange?

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Given its tiny size, it is very hard to keep hydrogen from leaking into the atmosphere. The Emerald incinerator in Brampton is the second highest local industrial emitter of the toxic pollutant nitrogen oxide, according to the National Pollutant Release Inventory.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The AFIG Program funds projects that replace older gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles with cleaner fuel vehicles that helps reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide, a principal greenhouse gas.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

noted ” Diesel generators produce carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and particulate matter. These generators release this into the atmosphere and substantially reduce air quality in the nearby regions. This is very expensive. Additionally, as EnergyEducation.ca Every litre of fuel has 0.73 kg of pure carbon, 2.6

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

600 per cent more by 2040 – which is going to add a lot more climate pollution to the atmosphere! And they are big emitters of nitrogen oxides too – a dangerous pollutant – which is why residents in Oakville and Mississauga fought against gas plants being located in their communities. . How much more?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

SW: Fertilizer companies encourage the industrial agriculture sector to overapply its product, and when all of that synthetic nitrogen-based fertilizer is sprayed on soil, nitrous oxide is emitted into the atmosphere.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 8, 2022

11) Global warming, in part, is a result of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. 15) Although Methane’s presence in the atmosphere is less than Carbon dioxide, during a 100-year timeframe, according to the EPA, Methane holds twenty-five times the heat in the atmosphere than Carbon dioxide. (16)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Countries will also have to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to keep global warming in check. Capturing carbon is a must. The IPCC said 1.5 degrees required hitting net-zero CO2 by 2050-2055.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The SCC is a metric that seeks to capture all of the costs that emitting a ton of carbon dioxide (or equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases such as methane) imposes on society by contributing to climate change over the hundreds of years it remains in the atmosphere. What Are the Key Variables Affecting the SCC Amount?

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