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Smarter use of nutrients will help clean up the planet, say scientists
IIASA researchers contributed to a new report that highlights the problems of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, and proposes global solutions to help balance food production with pollution from fertilizers. More
Nature Geoscience favourite
As part of the fifth anniversary celebrations of the journal Nature Geoscience, its editors have selected their ten favourite articles, including the paper on 100 years of ammonia synthesis co-authored by MAG scientists Zbigniew Klimont and Wilfried Winiwarter. More
Black carbon larger cause of climate change than previously assessed
Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue. More
Major air pollutant on the decline
Human emissions of sulfur dioxide have declined globally since 2006, according to new IIASA research evaluating developments in the last decade. More
Air pollution and health: IIASA contributes to global health report
A new international report provides an unprecedented picture of global health problems and their causes. IIASA researchers contributed data on air pollution exposure to the report. More
EU Air Policy Review
As an input for the negotiations on the revision of the EU Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution, IIASA has prepared a further set of reports that analyze the cost-effective scope for further air quality improvements in Europe. More
Integrating science and policy to address the impacts of air pollution
An article in this week’s Science magazine examines how science and policies address air pollution effects on human health, ecosystems, and climate change in Europe. More
Science to policy: Reducing short-lived greenhouse gases
IIASA researcher Marcus Amann has been named to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, an international initiative aimed at reducing short-lived but powerful greenhouse gases such as methane and black carbon. More
Global emission scenarios to 2030
From 8 to 10 October, IIASA researchers are participating in a workshop to discuss future air pollution scenarios, as well as the likely impacts of legislation to control emissions. More
Slowing the Arctic thaw
Cutting emissions of short-lived pollutants like black carbon and methane is feasible and could help to slow the warming of the Arctic, according to IIASA research. More
Global emission fields of air pollutants as input for experiments with climate and atmospheric chemistry models
IIASA has developed sets of global emission fields for the major atmospheric pollutants that can be readily used as input for experiments with global atmospheric chemistry and climate models. More
Bilateral consultations with EU Member States on the baseline scenario for the revision of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution
EU Member States are invited for bilateral consultations on input data used for the preparation of the baseline scenario for the revision of the EU air policy. More
CIAM Report 1/2012: Environmental improvements of the revised Gothenburg Protocol
On May 4, 2012, Parties to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution reached agreement on a revised Gothenburg Protocol on further reductions of air pollutants in Europe. This report estimates the environmental improvements that are expected from the agreed emission reduction requirements. More
Background reports for the 2013 revision of the EU Air Pollution Policies
As an input for the negotiations on the revision of the EU Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution, IIASA has prepared five reports that analyze the cost-effective scope for further air quality improvements in Europe. More
CIAM Report 4/2011: Emission control scenarios for the negotiations on the revision of the LRTAP Gothenburg Protocol
IIASA has prepared a background report for the 49th meeting of the Working Group on Strategies and Review to inform negotiations on the revision of the Gothenburg Protocol about the scope for further environmental improvements. More
CIAM Report 5/2011: Potentials and costs for reducing ammonia emissions in Europe
A new CIAM report presents estimates of the ammonia emission reductions and costs of the measures as an input to the negotiations on a revised Gothenburg Protocol More
US Secretary of State announces new global clean air initiative
The contribution of IIASA’s GAINS model in guiding climate change mitigation action has been recognised in an address by US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton at the launch of the US Climate and Clean Air Coalition, which aims to reduce short-lived air pollutants. More
IIASA hosts Arctic Council Task Force preparatory meeting
Senior advisors and ministerial staff involved in the Arctic Council Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Forcers met at IIASA, Feb 8 – 9, to prepare for the next assessment of policy options to reduce black carbon and methane emissions in the Arctic region. More
Mitigating Climate Change and Improving Health and Food Security
The GAINS model has been used to identify emission reduction strategies for methane and black carbon that mitigate near-term climate change and are simultaneously beneficial to human health. The research, involving NASA, SEI, and others, and published in Science (Jan 13) identifies 14 measures that could reduce warming by ~0.5°C by 2050 and avoid up to 4.7 million premature deaths annually. More
Mitigating climate change and improving health and food security
The IIASA GAINS model has been used to identify emission reduction strategies for methane and black carbon that mitigate near-term climate change and are beneficial to human health, agriculture, and the cryosphere. More
A journal paper documenting the GAINS methodology
A full description of the current GAINS integrated assessment framework has been published in Environmental Modelling & Software More
Fast action could cut near-term climate change
A new report written by an international team, including members of the IIASA GAINS project, was launched today in London ahead of next weeks COP17 climate meeting in Durban. More
New pollutant assessment urges fast action to limit warming
A new assessment, released today at a UNFCCC meeting in Bonn, identifies the complementary benefits to human health and the environment of reducing black carbon and ozone, pollutants that are also implicated in global temperature rise. More
IIASA GAINS model underpins new ozone simulator
Toyota, in collaboration with IIASA, Tsinghua University (China) and TERI (India), have developed a model to analyze and predict trophospheric ozone concentrations across South and East Asia. More
GAINS model underpins new Arctic Council report
IIASA GAINS is one of two models underpinning a new report presented at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, 12 May. More
CIAM Report 2/2011: A revised approach to the assessment of the health impact related to exposure to fine particulate matter in the GAINS model
Following new findings of epidemiological research, IIASA updated its methodology for health impact assessment from fine particulate matter to take into account differences in cause-specific mortality between countries. More
European Nitrogen Assessment released
Nitrogen pollution costs the EU between €70-€320 billion annually. This is a key finding of a new study on the impacts of N, which is essential for food production, but is contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss. More
CIAM Report 1/2011: Emission control scenarios that illustrate options for cost-effective improvements of air quality in Europe
A background report for the 48th meeting of the Working Group on Strategies and Review of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution has been prepared by IIASA to inform negotiations on the revision of the Gothenburg Protocol about the scope for further environmental improvements. More
New study outlines options for reducing black carbon and ozone
The IIASA GAINS model underpins a major assessment of options to reduce black carbon and ozone, pollutants that impact human health and climate. More
Finland studies climate change effects on natural resources
A IIASA analysis of the effects of climate change and abatement policies on the value of natural resources in Northern Europe and the Arctic Sea area was presented to the Finnish Prime Minister’s Economic Council during recent considerations of Finland’s Arctic Strategy. More
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