The Arctic as a resource base
What’s wrong with Russia’s official documents on the Arctic.
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Publish date: March 29, 2010
Written by: Veronica Webster
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The study is entitled “The enhancement of local air pollution by urban CO2 domes”.
The study finds, through data-evaluated numerical modeling with telescoping domains from the globe to the U.S., California and Los Angeles, that local CO2 emissions in isolation may increase local ozone and particulate matter.
This increases mortality by 50-100 deaths per year in California and 300-1000 deaths per year in the United States.
This contradicts the underlying assumption behind “cap and trade” policies, which assumes that it does not matter where CO2 is emitted. Carbon policies in place worldwide have been based solely on global impacts of CO2 emissions on sea-levels and climate. On the other hand, emissions of NOx, carbon monoxide, and dust particles are regulated on the basis of their local as well as regional impact.
The results found in this study underline the need for more policies that take account of local impacts on public health. They point to a particular need for reducing CO2 emissions from large emission point sources near population centres, e.g. through CO2 capture and storage (CCS).
What’s wrong with Russia’s official documents on the Arctic.
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