Health

Plasma metal concentrations and incident coronary heart disease in Chinese adults: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort

Circulating metals from both the natural environment and pollution have been linked to cardiovascular disease. However, few prospective studies have investigated the associations between exposure to multiple metals and incident coronary heart disease (CHD).

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Publication Date: 
19/10/2017
Yu Yuan, Yang Xiao, Wei Feng & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Heavy Metals, Health Effects, Heart Diseases, China, Non Communicable Diseases, Occupational Health, Auto Industry, Arsenic
Environment

The earth security report 2017: Sustainable Development Goals for business diplomacy and growth

This global report maps 39 dimensions of country risk that are material to the private sector, using globally comparable datasets produced by international institutions.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2017
Earth Security Group
Tags:
Environmental Security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Industry, Auto Industry, Africa, Drug Industry, India, Energy, China, Electronics Industry, Asia, Coffee, South America, Air Pollution, Traffic Accidents, Antibiotics, Water Pollution, Climate Change
Air Pollution

German union, car group seek government support for electric shift

Germany’s biggest union and its car industry association urged politicians on Tuesday to help with a shift to electric vehicles and not force a phasing out the combustion engine.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Germany, Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles, Zero Emissions Vehicles, Diesel, Health Effects
Air Pollution

Zooming ahead

“A DEFINING moment for the auto industry.” That is how usually restrained analysts at Sanford C.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2017
Economist (London)
Tags:
China, Electric Vehicles, Auto Industry, Fossil Fuels, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding banning of 10 year old diesel vehicles in Delhi NCR, 14/09/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Harvinder Sekhon Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/09/2017 regarding banning of 10 year old diesel vehicles in Delhi NCR. The sum and substance of the case is that the scientific reports of IIT Kanpur, the DPCC and CRRI Report of 2002 brings to surface the ill-effects of fossil fuel as compared to diesel emission on the ambient air quality.

Judgement Date: 
14/09/2017
Tags:
Diesel, Auto Industry, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Fossil Fuels, Supreme Court, Vehicular Standards, Delhi
Air Pollution

New 'real world' diesel tests fail to prevent rush hour pollution peak

New “real world” emissions tests fail to prevent high levels of pollution from diesel cars during rush hour, according to new data.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2017
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Diesel, Air Pollution Control, Health Effects, Cars, Vehicular Pollution, Auto Industry, Volkswagen, United Kingdom (UK)
Air Pollution

EU carmakers offer conditional 20 percent CO2 cut by 2030

European carmakers have offered a further 20 percent cut in average carbon dioxide emissions for their vehicles in the next round of EU goals currently being drawn up, but said full compliance shou

Publication Date: 
14/09/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Carbon Dioxide, Vehicular Pollution, European Union (EU), Climate Change, Auto Industry
Transport

Why the automobile has no future: a global impact analysis

The car industry is on a collision course with action on climate climate change, said Greenpeace Germany transport expert, Andree Böhling. The transport sector will soon have to do without oil. Only manufacturers that rapidly switch to developing clean and efficient alternatives will survive this transition.

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
Robin Hickman, Duncan Smith, Daniel Moser, Claudius Schaufler, Giacomo Vecia
Greenpeace
Tags:
Auto Industry, Cars, Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Health Effects, Urban Transport, India, Global, Public Transport
Air Pollution

China studying when to ban sales of traditional fuel cars: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun studying when to ban the production and sale of cars using traditional fuels, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing comments by the vice industry mini

Publication Date: 
11/09/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Air Pollution, China, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Cars, Auto Industry
Air Pollution

Auto makers demand ban on 15- year old vehicles to cut pollution

NEW DELHI: Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday asked the government to ban vehicles that are 15 years old in the country to reduce pollution.

Publication Date: 
08/09/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Auto Industry, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Air Pollution, Bharat Stage VI, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

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