Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security

Shindell, Drew; C. I. Kuylenstierna, Johan; Vignati, Elisabetta; van Dingenen, Rita; Amann, Markus; Klimont, Zbigniew; C. Anenberg, Susan; Muller, Nicholas; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet; Raes, Frank; Schwartz, Joel; Faluvegi, Greg; Pozzoli, Luca; Kupiainen, Kaarle; Höglund-Isaksson, Lena; Emberson, Lisa; Streets, David; Ramanathan, V.; Hicks, Kevin; T. Kim Oanh, N.; Milly, George; Williams, Martin; Demkine, Volodymyr; Fowler, David

doi:10.1126/science.1210026

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Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security

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Authors:

Drew Shindell

Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

Elisabetta Vignati

Abstract

Why Wait? Tropospheric ozone can be dangerous to human health, can be harmful to vegetation, and is a major contributor to climate warming. Black carbon also has significant negative effects on health and air quality and causes warming of the atmosphere. Shindell et al. (p. 183 ) present results of ...

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