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The world is still following an unsustainable development pathway, facing great challenges in global CO2 emissions reduction in the coming decades. In this study, we used Kaya identity model to project CO2 emissions. We considered three main scenarios (business-as-usual, BAU;...
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We use a novel and more precise data set on greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the Amazon region to estimate the … carbon dioxide seems to be driven by deforestation. Given the importance of the Amazon region to global climate, these …
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The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is currently spreading around the world. While a growing literature … suggests that exposure to pollution can cause respiratory illness and increase deaths among the elderly, little is known about … whether increases in pollution could cause additional or more severe infections from COVID-19, which typically manifests as a …
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We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany … patients (80+ years): higher levels of air pollution by one standard deviation 3 to 12 days after developing symptoms increase … deaths by 30 percent (males) and 35 percent (females) of the mean. In addition, air pollution raises the number of confirmed …
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