Oxford Open Climate Change,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
The
evidence
is
clear
that
fossil
fuels—and
the
fuel
industry
and
its
enablers—are
driving
a
multitude
of
interlinked
crises
jeopardize
breadth
stability
life
on
Earth.
Every
stage
cycle—extraction,
processing,
transport,
combustion
or
conversion
to
petrochemical
products—emits
planet-heating
greenhouse
gases
health-harming
pollutants,
in
addition
causing
widespread
environmental
degradation.
We
review
vast
scientific
showing
fuels
are
root
cause
climate
crisis,
harm
public
health,
worsen
injustice,
accelerate
biodiversity
extinction,
pollution
crisis.
Fossil
responsible
for
millions
premature
deaths,
trillions
dollars
damages,
escalating
disruption
ecosystems,
threatening
people,
wildlife,
livable
future.
has
obscured
concealed
this
through
decades-long,
multi-billion-dollar
disinformation
campaign
aimed
at
blocking
action
phase
out
fuels.
focus
United
States
as
world’s
largest
oil
gas
producer
dominant
contributor
these
crises.
present
science-and-justice-based
solutions
already
exist
governments
civil
society
restrict
influence
industry,
stop
expansion,
production
use,
make
rapid,
just
transition
clean,
renewable
energy
materials
across
economy,
while
holding
accountable
deception
damages.
necessary
away
from
will
provide
innumerable
societal
planetary
benefits
forge
path
forward
sustaining
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
The
rising
flexible
and
intelligent
electronics
greatly
facilitate
the
noninvasive
timely
tracking
of
physiological
information
in
telemedicine
healthcare.
Meticulously
building
bionic-sensitive
moieties
is
vital
for
designing
efficient
electronic
skin
with
advanced
cognitive
functionalities
to
pluralistically
capture
external
stimuli.
However,
realistic
mimesis,
both
skin's
three-dimensional
interlocked
hierarchical
structures
synchronous
encoding
multistimuli
capacities,
remains
a
challenging
yet
need
simplifying
design
logic
circuits.
Herein,
we
construct
an
artificial
epidermal
device
by
situ
growing
Cu
Frontiers in Climate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Anthropogenic
climate
change,
while
once
regarded
primarily
as
an
environmental
concern,
has
evolved
into
a
global
health
crisis.
As
victim
of
escalating
climate-related
phenomena,
New
York
City
(NYC)
positioned
itself
at
the
forefront
resilience
and
public
action.
Local
Law
97
(LL97)
is
latest
in
NYC’s
long
trajectory
action
initiatives,
setting
progressively
stringent
caps
on
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
from
large
buildings
greater
than
25,000
square
feet.
LL97
represents
one
most
ambitious—and
divisive—climate
policies
United
States
if
successful,
poised
to
make
NYC
carbon
neutral
by
2050.
At
same
time,
potential
benefits
are
broad,
including
improved
local
air
quality,
decreased
cost
barriers
residential
cooling,
principle
applied
city
worldwide,
reduced
GHG
capable
stabilizing
warming
for
posterity.
Nevertheless,
LL97’s
reliance
carbon-intensive
electricity
grid,
creation
complex
financial
incentives,
divisive
reception
political
groups
threaten
its
impact.
The
following
paper
reviews
consequences
building
through
lens
built
environment.
It
explores
role
other
relevant
state
legislation
mitigating
impacts
emissions.
Finally,
law’s
limitations
critically
assessed.
By
analyzing
successes
obstacles,
this
aims
provide
actionable
insights
cities
seeking
design
effective
plans
that
balance
sustainability,
health,
equity.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(6), P. 1492 - 1492
Published: March 18, 2025
This
article
considers
issues
related
to
air
pollution
in
residential
apartments
equipped
with
gas
stoves.
The
combustion
products
from
stoves
are
released
directly
into
the
indoor
air,
where
people
can
spend
a
significant
part
of
their
time.
Even
relatively
low
concentrations
harmful
substances
contained
pose
serious
health
risks
and
potentially
threaten
lives.
detrimental
effects
nitrogen
oxides
(NOx)
on
human
environment
briefly
analyzed.
A
comparison
analysis
legal
regulations
standards
regarding
maximum
permissible
concentration
NOx
across
various
countries
conducted.
Theoretical
calculations
estimating
potential
levels
gas-equipped
kitchens
presented.
Additionally,
results
experimental
studies
measuring
different
stove
designs,
burner
types,
ventilation
methods
authors’
data
compared
existing
other
similar
studies.
Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
104(12), P. e41914 - e41914
Published: March 21, 2025
Indoor
air
pollution
(IAP)
is
a
risk
factor
leading
to
cataracts.
The
disease
burden
of
cataracts
due
IAP
currently
greater
in
low-
and
middle-income
countries,
an
in-depth
analysis
necessary
track
the
current
time
trend
caused
by
countries.
Our
data
from
global
2021
study.
In
our
study,
disability-adjusted
life
years
(DALYs)
DALYs
rate
were
used
assess
across
17
contribution
exposure
associated
was
quantified
using
population
attribution
fractions.
Additionally,
estimated
annual
percentage
change
calculated
quantify
long-term
1990
2021.
An
age-period-cohort
model
estimate
effects
age,
period,
cohort
on
burden.
2021,
age-standardized
DALY
rates
(ASDR)
values
varied
widely
Pakistan
had
highest
ASDR
122.5
(−35.3
247.4).
declined
all
For
age
effect
increases
rapidly
after
about
55.
South
Africa,
Brazil,
Mexico
have
made
great
progress
period
effects.
situation
for
IAP-related
varies
it
set
targeted
public
health
strategies
interventions.
Global Epidemiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8, P. 100160 - 100160
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
The
use
of
unverified
models
for
risk
estimates
and
policy
recommendations
can
be
highly
misleading,
as
their
predictions
may
not
reflect
real-world
health
impacts.
For
example,
a
recent
article
states
that
NO
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(18), P. 8461 - 8461
Published: Sept. 19, 2024
Natural
gas
(NG)
is
commonly
used
in
kitchens,
powering
stoves,
ovens,
and
other
appliances.
While
it
known
for
its
efficiency
convenience,
NG
contributes
to
the
release
of
nitrogen
dioxide
(NO2)
can
have
significant
implications
human
health.
In
this
study,
importance
use
kitchens
on
exposure
NO2
was
analyzed.
An
extensive
literature
review
field
conducted,
levels
were
assessed
with
cookers
Aveiro
electric
Porto,
both
Portugal.
Higher
found
Aveiro,
where
outdoors
are
lower
than
Porto.
This
pollutant
spread
rooms,
especially
when
ventilation
lacking,
which
particularly
concerning
during
colder
seasons
at
night.
As
around
70%
time
spent
home,
a
impact
NO2.
Therefore,
although
has
low
outdoors,
population
may
be
exposed
much
higher
Porto
population,
city
air
quality
issues,
but
predominantly
using
cookers.
finding
emphasizes
need
stricter
regulation
indoors
protect
health
also
suggests
shift
protection
policies
from
mere
monitoring/control
outdoor
comprehensive
assessment
exposure,
including
indoor
quality.
