Study finds health risks in switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel

As container ships the size of city blocks cross the oceans to deliver cargo, their huge diesel engines emit large quantities of air pollutants that drive climate change and have human health impacts. It has been estimated that maritime shipping accounts for almost 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions and the industry's negative impacts on air quality cause about 100,000 premature deaths each year.

SERHA probing deaths of premature babies at Victoria Jubilee Hospital

jamaica-gleaner.com - 26/Jun 22:33

Regional Director at the South Eastern Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lascelles Brown, has confirmed the deaths of several premature babies at the...

Tufton says politicisation of deaths of premature babies at VJH unfortunate

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Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has described as unfortunate what he says are attempts to politicise the deaths of 24 premature...

Global cocaine production hits record high as drug use and deaths surge

wn.com - 28/Jun 21:29

In a stark warning on the state of the world’s drug crisis, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that global cocaine...

Global cocaine production hits record high as drug use and deaths surge

wn.com - 28/Jun 21:29

In a stark warning on the state of the world’s drug crisis, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that global cocaine...

How carbon capture works

jamaica-gleaner.com - 29/Jun 05:14

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global warming, are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits...

How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it’s a future climate solution

wn.com - 26/Jun 15:20

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that...

How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it’s a future climate solution

wn.com - 26/Jun 15:20

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that...

Close to half of cancer deaths preventable, report says

wn.com - 26/Jun 02:50

Close to half the world’s 10 million yearly cancer deaths can be prevented by tackling risks like tobacco and alcohol use, excess body fat and...

Close to half of cancer deaths preventable, report says

wn.com - 26/Jun 02:50

Close to half the world’s 10 million yearly cancer deaths can be prevented by tackling risks like tobacco and alcohol use, excess body fat and...

Shifting UK car exhausts to the right could dramatically cut roadside air pollution

techxplore.com - 02/Jul 15:32

Harmful air pollutants on U.K. pavements generated by diesel cars could be slashed by a third if car exhausts were positioned on the right, according...

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Study finds health risks in switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel

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