"Where nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300-times stronger than CO2, is being emitted"
RFF Working Paper is cited in Quartz article on nitrous oxide emissions concentrations worldwide.
An RFF Working Paper co-authored by Maureen Cropper was cited in a recent Quartz article on harmful nitrous oxide emissions. Listed below is a quote from the article:
“Anywhere you go in Korba, coal is in the air thanks to four coal mines, five coal power plants, and an aluminum smelter. The Indian city of 300,000 people emits more pollution than cities several times its size.
The region, responsible for generating 5% of the country’s electricity, sits at the center of one of the highest concentrations of NOx emissions on the sub-continent. According to Sentinel-5P data gathered between Dec. 2018 and Jan. 2019, the plume around Korba, India is roughly 20 miles wide.
Wind and topography can work together to funnel distant pollution into remote, pristine areas, hundreds of miles from its source, says Laura Mazzaro of Descartes Labs. 'People may not realize they’re swimming in pollution from distant cities.' Each coal plant leads to the premature death of 650 people per year, about 20% from NOx, according to estimates (pdf, p. 13) from the non-profit Resources for the Future."
Read the full article here. This article was also republished by Yahoo News.
