Report to Congress on black carbon: External peer review draft
HERO ID
1323585
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
2011
Language
English
| HERO ID | 1323585 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 2011 |
| Title | Report to Congress on black carbon: External peer review draft |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | Black carbon (BC) emissions affect the Earth's climate in a number of ways. The ability of BC to absorb light energy and its role in key atmospheric processes link it to a range of climate impacts, including increased temperatures, accelerated ice and snow melt, and disruptions to precipitation patterns. Mounting scientific evidence suggests that reducing current emissions of BC can provide near-term climate benefits, particularly for sensitive regions such as the Arctic. Because of the strong warming potential and short atmospheric lifetime of BC, BC mitigation offers an opportunity to address key climate effects and slow the rate of climate change. However, BC reductions cannot substitute for reductions in long-lived greenhouse gases (GHGs), which are essential for mitigating climate change in the long run. |
| Report Number | EPA-450/D-11-001 |
| Ntis Number | PB2011-107590 |
| Url | https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults.xhtml?searchQuery=PB2011107590 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 386 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | Carbon dioxide; Black shales; Emission; Climate change; Atmospheric processes; Temperaturesn; Accelerated ice; Snow melt; Precipitation; Global warming; Greenhouse gases |
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