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Chris Dore was recently interviewed by Science for an article on black carbon

4 June 2013

Chris Dore was recently interviewed by Science for an article on black carbon. Black carbon is a short-lived climate forcer, but the voluntary reporting of emissions is being included in UN/ECE Protocols – primarily because the air quality community are better placed to evaluate black carbon due to its similarities with particulate matter.

The short article can be found here, and highlights some of the unique challenges associated with this pollutants:
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/new-agreement-casts-spotlight-on.html

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