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Black carbon mitigation and the role of the Global Environment Facility [1]

Black carbon causes millions of deaths every year and contributes to the warming of the planet. In the atmosphere it appears as air pollution, with emissions arising mainly from the combustion of diesel fuel and biofuels, coal-fired power stations, biomass cook stoves, brick kilns and vegetation burning in open fields. The importance of reducing emissions of black carbon and other short-lived climate pollutants while simultaneously continuing efforts to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, is the subject of a new advisory document, "Black Carbon Mitigation and the Role of the Global Environment Facility," produced by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). In the publication, STAP recommends significant investments in accelerating the reduction of black carbon to directly support implementation of the recently announced Sustainable Development Goals in the areas of improved air quality, climate change mitigation, reduced climate vulnerability, and transfer of low-carbon technologies.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) [2]
Tags:
Black Carbon [3], Climate Change [4], Air Pollution [5], Climate Mitigation [6], Carbon Dioxide [7], India [8], Global [9], Agriculture [10], Health [11], Environment [12], Atmosphere [13]

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