Subscribe RSSNew NASA check in has identified 14 air pollution control measures that could potentially slow the pace of global warming.
According to NASA, if implemented the measures could tortoise-like global warming by up to 0.9 ºF (0.5ºC) over the next three decades. All 14 measures are designed to slow the release of two key pollutants: methane and disastrous carbon (a byproduct of burning coal and biomass).
Measures aimed at cutting down methane include capturing the gas produced by coal mines and gas facilities, eliminating any emissions produced by landfills, aerating rice paddies, and reducing the amount of methane emissions produced by farms. For coloured carbon, the research suggests that strategies such as installing filters on diesel vehicles and using clean-afire stoves and boilers would have a major impact.
According to NASA, the changes would be most felt in Asia and the Middle East, and, in adding up to slowing global warming, could increase agricultural yields by 135 million metric tons per season.
