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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Progress and opportunities for reducing short-lived climate pollutants across Latin America and the Caribbean
This technical report, Progress and Opportunities of Reducing Short-lived Climate Pollutants across Latin America and the Caribbean, reviews examples of initiatives and measures that have successfully
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SAFAR to identify, mark 26 sources of Delhi pollution
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Thursday kickstarted its mission to identify and mark locations of 26 sources within the national capital which pollute the air.
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A study on long term variation in particulate matter and black carbon aerosol optical thickness over Mysuru, India: A satellite data approach
<p>Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is a measure of solar spectral extinction. Long term AOT data analysis gives a picture of air quality for that location. This type of analysis is useful in the study
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Real-time monitoring of black carbon aerosols in the glaciated valley of northwestern Indian Himalaya
<p>Aerosols play an important role in climate change processes. Among the various aerosols, black carbon (BC) has been recognized as the second most important anthropogenic agent for climate change and
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Dark zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet controlled by distributed biologically-active impurities
<p>Albedo—a primary control on surface melt—varies considerably across the Greenland Ice Sheet yet the specific surface types that comprise its dark zone remain unquantified. Here we use UAV
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Tyre industry urges govt to allow duty free import of carbon black
Tyre manufacturers’ body ATMA today said shortage of carbon black, a key ingredient for tyre manufacturing, in the domestic market has led to unplanned shutdown of factories. In a representation to
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Sustained black carbon emission from aeroplanes can warm atmosphere at high altitude: Government
The impact of black carbon, emitted by aeroplanes, on monsoon, glaciers and ozone layer is "uncertain", but its sustained emission could lead to warming of the atmosphere at 10-12 km altitude, the government
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Black carbon emissions and fuel use in global shipping, 2015
Ships are an efficient way to move cargo, transporting approximately 80% of the world’s goods by volume, but ships also threaten human health, ecosystems, and the climate. This report focuses on the air
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Aerosol emissions factors from traditional biomass cookstoves in India: insights from field measurements
<p>Residential solid biomass cookstoves are important sources of aerosol emissions in India. Cookstove emissions rates are largely based on laboratory experiments conducted using the standard water-boiling
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Greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, 2013–2015
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the key to avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Despite international shipping being excluded from the Paris Agreement, the International