Global trends of methane emissions and their impacts on ozone concentrations

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Methane is a greenhouse gas and air pollutant producing health damaging tropospheric ozone. By 2050 in Europe 6,000 to 11,000 ozone-related premature deaths can be avoided per year (worldwide 70,000 to 130,000) when implementing ambitious methane reduction strategies worldwide. This works informs Europe’s forthcoming methane strategy.

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Keywords:

2050, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Europe's Environmental Challenges, Environmental Risks, Climate Change in Europe

Country of publication:

European Union

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Author:

European Commission

Publication date:

Monday, October 29, 2018

Number of pages:

101

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Global trends of methane emissions and their impacts on ozone concentrations