Air Pollution
Air pollution is the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are different types of air pollutants, such as gases (such as ammonia, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane and chlorofluorocarbons), particulates (both organic and inorganic), and biological molecules. Air pollution may cause diseases, allergies and even death to humans; it may also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and may damage the natural or built environment. Both human activity and natural …
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Fraser Institute · 5 April 2024 English
Canada, as with many other environmentally conscientious governments, is pursuing an agenda of an energy transition: away from fossil fuels, and toward a society increasingly driven by wind power, solar …
defining and regulating of EHS risks, ranging from air pollution to chemical exposure, to climate change, and …
IRPP: Institut de recherche en politiques publiques · 5 April 2024 English
52 The New Mobility Era: Leveraging Digital Technologies for More Equitable, Efficient and Effective Public Transportation Ata Khan and Ren Thomas IN BRIEF Digital technologies have the potential to enhance …
so. Transportation is also a major source of air pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions, and finding ways …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 1 April 2024 English
This report presents the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of a proposed transport and building infrastructure development on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to promote close and mutually beneficial trade …
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport Air pollution • Acidifying gases from transport • Volatile … construction materials + + CO2 emissions and air pollution - Source: Authors. A SAVi assessment provides … urban effects from private vehicles, cost of air pollution, time-lost costs (e.g., value of time for … the cost of externalities and risks (e.g., air pollution, noise pollution, climate resilience). LIFE-CYCLE … carbon pricing, and impacts associated with air pollution (e.g., health impacts). This scenario also …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 1 April 2024 English
This report presents the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of a proposed transport and building infrastructure development on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to promote close and mutually beneficial trade …
of carbon pricing, and impacts associated to air pollution (e.g., health impacts). Sustainable buildings …
LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English
Commissioner is now an employee of the Auditor General and is expected to perform the duties assigned by the Auditor General.120 Furthermore, it is now the Downgrading the Environmental Auditor …
Site-Specific Standards, Technical Standards and Air Pollution in Ontario ....... 26 Downgrading the Environmental … alter the types of crops that can sources of air pollution, and improved pollution be grown in future.19 … production, access, facilities.28 Nevertheless, air pollution is still estimated and price.20 The rising water … to spread. Mosquito and elevated levels of air pollution in comparison to the tick-borne diseases, such … approval program by the Auditor Standards and Air Pollution in Ontario General was more critical of the …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English
This report outlines the importance of monitoring progress in green public procurement (GPP) and highlights various methodologies, challenges, and recommendations to improve monitoring practices. The report focuses specifically on monitoring …
benefits: • Reduction in GHG emissions and air pollution • Reduction in waste production • Water, energy …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 6 March 2024 English
This briefing paper analyzes the importance of integrating externalities into financial analysis to improve decision making for infrastructure transport projects.Transport is a crucial part of modern society, connecting communities and …
produce positive externalities, such as reduced air pollution, accident avoidance, and decreased habitat damages …
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy · 5 March 2024 English
The participant expressed Assessment Toolkit in August 2022 to evaluate the impact of urban frustration over the unnecessary politicization of topics that, in es- policies on wellbeing, and to assess …
educa- suburbs, which are associated with more air pollution than less tional backgrounds within Regina’s …
ASC: Alzheimer Society of Canada · 4 March 2024 English
ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, such as through drugs, vaccines, and Living with Alzheimer’s disease Cover: The scan on the top shows a brain with Alzheimer’s disease and …
decision-making to address the factors: diabetes, air pollution, physical inactivity, needs of people with dementia …
ASC: Alzheimer Society of Canada · 4 March 2024 English
ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, such as through drugs, vaccines, and Living with Alzheimer’s disease Cover: The scan on the top shows a brain with Alzheimer’s disease and …
decision-making to address the factors: diabetes, air pollution, physical inactivity, needs of people with dementia … decision-making to address the factors: diabetes, air pollution, physical inactivity, needs of people with dementia … decision-making to address the factors: diabetes, air pollution, physical inactivity, needs of people with dementia … decision-making to address the factors: diabetes, air pollution, physical inactivity, needs of people with dementia …
