Publication Date:
2012-01-17
Description:
Tropospheric ozone and black carbon (BC) contribute to both degraded air quality and global warming. We considered ~400 emission control measures to reduce these pollutants by using current technology and experience. We identified 14 measures targeting methane and BC emissions that reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5 degrees C by 2050. This strategy avoids 0.7 to 4.7 million annual premature deaths from outdoor air pollution and increases annual crop yields by 30 to 135 million metric tons due to ozone reductions in 2030 and beyond. Benefits of methane emissions reductions are valued at $700 to $5000 per metric ton, which is well above typical marginal abatement costs (less than $250). The selected controls target different sources and influence climate on shorter time scales than those of carbon dioxide-reduction measures. Implementing both substantially reduces the risks of crossing the 2 degrees C threshold.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Shindell, Drew -- Kuylenstierna, Johan C I -- Vignati, Elisabetta -- van Dingenen, Rita -- Amann, Markus -- Klimont, Zbigniew -- Anenberg, Susan C -- Muller, Nicholas -- Janssens-Maenhout, Greet -- Raes, Frank -- Schwartz, Joel -- Faluvegi, Greg -- Pozzoli, Luca -- Kupiainen, Kaarle -- Hoglund-Isaksson, Lena -- Emberson, Lisa -- Streets, David -- Ramanathan, V -- Hicks, Kevin -- Oanh, N T Kim -- Milly, George -- Williams, Martin -- Demkine, Volodymyr -- Fowler, David -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2012 Jan 13;335(6065):183-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1210026.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA. drew.t.shindell@nasa.gov〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22246768" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Aerosols
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*Air Pollutants/analysis
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Air Pollution/*prevention & control
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*Climate Change
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Computer Simulation
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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*Food Supply
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*Health
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Humans
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*Methane/analysis
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Mortality, Premature
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*Ozone/analysis
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*Soot/analysis
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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