Short-lived climate pollutants

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A unifying explanation for variation in ozone sensitivity among woody plants

Journal article / This paper explores whether the variation in ozone sensitivity among woody species can be linked to interspecific variation in leaf morphology.

27 December 2017 / About Ecosystems, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Industrial pollution across Europe. Source: https://pixabay.com/en/industry-sunrise-sky-air-pollution-1761801/ CC0

Analysis of the distributions of hourly NO2 concentrations contributing to annual average NO2 concentrations across the European monitoring network

Journal article / This study quantifies the contribution of hourly nitrogen dioxide (NO2) variation to annual NO2 concentrations at > 2500 sites across Europe.

12 March 2018 / About Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

A factory chimney spews smoke over the rooftops of nearby homes in Mukuru

Better air, better climate: Highlighting co-benefits of climate action in Kenya

Feature / Kenyan government showed interest in the LEAP-IBC energy planning tool at a seminar in Nairobi.

10 August 2018 / About Cities, Household energy, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Closing the global ozone yield gap: Quantification and cobenefits for multistress tolerance

Journal article / This article shows where ozone pollution reduces global crop yields and suggests actions to improve crops resilience.

7 August 2018 / About Food and agriculture and Short lived climate pollutants

Change story: Making the leap – better health through climate action

Feature / Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) can have a big impact on climate change. SEI’s new LEAP-IBC tool shows that cutting emissions also has health benefits.

31 July 2018 / About Cities, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

Journal article / The TOAR-Vegetation report provides recommendations to facilitate a more complete global assessment of future ozone impacts on vegetation.

28 June 2018 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Short lived climate pollutants

Photo of a corn field - FotoArt-Treu /Pixabay

Ozone effects on crops and consideration in crop models

Journal article / This paper explains how ozone affects arable crops and how these processes can be incorporated into existing crop models.

22 June 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Ozone air pollution and gender inequality in India

Perspective / The socioeconomic impacts of air pollution and crop losses need more understanding – especially when it comes to gender.

5 June 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Participation, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

IPCC should have a role in developing methodologies for estimating SLCPs

Feature / An Expert Meeting agreed the IPCC should have a role in developing globally-applicable methodologies for estimating short-lived climate pollutant emissions.

31 May 2018 / About Climate policy, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants