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Air Programme
When air is polluted the
health of people and the quality of the environment suffers. Air pollution is
linked to cardiac and respiratory distress in tens of thousands of Canadians
and what is estimated to be at least 5,000 premature deaths every year. Pollution Probe has earned a
reputation as a leader in the fight against smog, air toxics and acid
rain.
Pollution Probe’s Air Programme focuses on:
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Tougher controls
on smog
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Accurate
and timely reporting of emissions data
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Reducing acid gas
emissions
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Improving public
transit
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Advocating for cleaner
vehicles and fuels
Pollution Probe’s annual
Clean Air Campaign and
Commute™
is an important part of the public education and awareness component of Pollution Probe’s
comprehensive air programme. Find out more about the
2009 Clean Air Campaign &
Commute™.
Other air initiatives
include working to improve
Ontario’s Drive Clean Program, and participating on the Executive Committee
and sub-committees of Ontario’s Anti-Smog Action Plan.
Pollution Probe is also
co-lead on the
Ontario Chapter of the
Canadian Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
Assessment.
Pollution Probe has also done significant research on the
use of emissions trading as a tool to facilitate more cost-effective
reductions in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Pollution
Probe's Air Programme Director is Dr.
Quentin Chiotti
Links
Pollution
Probe's Air Quality Publications
Air Quality
Links Page
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