Short-lived climate pollutants are the problem too few people are - TopicsExpress



          

Short-lived climate pollutants are the problem too few people are talking about, but are doing some of the worst damage to the atmosphere. These pollutants - like methane that is leaked by landfills and oil and gas exploration, refrigerants leaking from refrigerators and air conditioners, and soot from diesel engines and millions of traditional cookstoves all over the developing world - are creating 40 percent of global warming. As we work to combat threats to our climate, we can’t leave short-lived pollutants out of the equation. The bill I announced today with Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, will take these dangerous pollutants head on by making smarter use of tools already at our disposal here in the U.S. This is a bipartisan proposal to address a global threat that we cant afford to ignore. thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/06/26/3453619/senators-bipartisan-bill-climate/
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:26:34 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015