The case for action on black carbon
Reducing black carbon emissions will help in avoiding climate tipping points, building resilience and delivering clean air. This policy brief outlines the latest science on black carbon, examples of cost
Black Carbon
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Radiocarbon-based source apportionment of elemental carbon aerosols at two South Asian receptor observatories over a full annual cycle
Black carbon (BC) aerosols impact climate and air quality. Since BC from fossil versus biomass combustion have different optical properties and different abilities to penetrate the lungs, it is important
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Seasonal characteristics of aerosol black carbon in relation to long range transport over Tripura in Northeast India
This study presents the characteristics of aerosol black carbon (BC) from a rural continental site, Agartala, located in the North-Eastern part of India using two year measurements from September 2010
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ban on ban on diesel and petrol vehicle in Manali and Rohtang Pass area of Himachal Pradesh, 29/05/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 29/05/2015 regarding ban on ban on diesel and petrol
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Africa: New Report Outlines Strategies to Increase Funding for Black Carbon Reduction
Rapid implementation of measures to reduce black carbon in a range of sectors would deliver multiple benefits and near term results in health, climate and other areas Reducing black carbon emissions
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Black carbon finance study group report 2015
Reducing black carbon emissions could prevent millions of premature deaths annually and play an important role in the global fight against climate change. Yet despite these benefits, an array of black
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Act locally, benefit globally
Climate change, we can emphatically say, is a wicked problem This is a real-life story of three wicked problems, one opportunity - and a new way to confront global challenges. Climate change, we
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Needs and opportunities to reduce black carbon emissions from maritime shipping
Black carbon is the second largest contributor to human-induced climate warming, after carbon dioxide. International shipping is a major source of diesel black carbon emissions and not yet subject to international
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CU study shocker: Sudden showers increase pollution
Sudden showers in the afternoon may bring relief but it also increases the concentration of black carbon (BC) in the city. This unique anomaly was detected by scientists from the S K Mitra Centre for Research
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Time to take action on diesel emissions in cities: Sunita Narain
The bad news is that diesel usage in vehicles will continue to grow across the world — including India. The good news is that the technology to leapfrog to better fuels is available, and governments and
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Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015- The poor in climage change
The world is clearly slipping on its targets to reign in heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Action on cutting carbon dioxide emissions is not easy as the world has to re-invent growth as it