Title: Harm from CO2 vs. Other Pollutants

An editorial in the January 2, 2016 New York Times was titled “The Dirty Truth About ‘Clean Diesel’.” It documents deterioration in air quality in Europe as a result of a program to increase the use of diesel-powered vehicles because they emit less CO2 than those powered with gasoline. The substantial increase in NOx and fine particulate emissions are leading European policy makers to belatedly view “diesel as a devil’s bargain.” China has just started a $20 billion pipeline to transfer clean coal gas to cities across the nation. The hope is to eliminate the smog caused by burning solid fuels. So China has concluded that increasing CO2 in order to reduce NOx and particulate is worthwhile.

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  • 1/8/2016

 

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