AQ-PAGER: 2026-08-16


Air Quality Periodic Articles & Grouped Environmental Reads

Impacts of power plant emissions on air quality amplified by renewable energy droughts
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-02039-5

A review of atmospheric black carbon research progress in China
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231026005200

District-level estimation of cooking end-use energy and fuel consumption in India accounting for mixed-fuel use
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-64949-z

A bibliometrics review of non-CO2 greenhouse gas reduction strategies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S266627872600036X

Evaluating line source emission models for Indian urban environments
https://or.niscpr.res.in/index.php/IJEMS/article/view/24343/6426

Influence of Refined Soil NO Emissions on Summertime Ozone Modeling and Mitigation Efficacy: A Case Study in China
https://pubs.acs.org/aeacc4/article/doi/10.1021/acsenvironau.6c00118/5252988/Influence-of-Refined-Soil-NO-Emissions-on

Exclusive Excerpt: ‘Gridlock’ Sam’s Autonomous Car Thriller, ‘Autokill’
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/08/12/exclusive-excerpt-gridlock-sams-autonomous-car-thriller-autokill

AI could help fossil fuel companies create more emissions
https://grist.org/business/ai-could-help-fossil-fuel-companies-create-more-emissions/

The planet’s strongest heat dome will tower over the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/08/14/planets-strongest-heat-dome-will-tower-over-us/

The toxic trade-off of stricter car emission standards
https://airqualitynews.com/cars-freight-transport/the-toxic-trade-off-of-stricter-car-emission-standards/

Government launches review of EV sales targets as ZEV mandate consultation opens
https://airqualitynews.com/cars-freight-transport/government-launches-review-of-ev-sales-targets-as-zev-mandate-consultation-opens/

Duration of power outages in Puerto Rico not caused by major events increased 19% in 2025
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67926

Analysis: Weaker EV targets could cost UK consumers £3bn a year by 2030
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-weaker-ev-targets-could-cost-uk-consumers-3bn-a-year-by-2030

Q&A: What does China’s 15th five-year plan for coal mean for climate action?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-chinas-15th-five-year-plan-for-coal-mean-for-climate-action

Climate change 101
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/climate-change-101/

Ozone disrupts social life in ant colonies
https://www.airclim.org/acidnews/ozone-disrupts-social-life-ant-colonies

Air pollution in early pregnancy linked to delayed child development
https://www.airclim.org/acidnews/air-pollution-early-pregnancy-linked-delayed-child-development

How Cooling the Planet with Geoengineering Would Upend Climate Economics
https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/how-cooling-the-planet-with-geoengineering-would-upend-climate-economics

In Jakarta, Reviving Bike-Share Is Key to Boosting Public Transport
https://itdp.org/2026/07/27/in-jakarta-reviving-bike-share-is-key-to-boosting-public-transport/

Why India’s Urban Future Depends on Healthy Streets
https://itdp.org/2026/07/15/why-indias-urban-future-depends-on-healthy-streets/

European Union emission inventory report 1990‑2024 under the UNECE Convention on Long‑range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)
https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/annual-european-union-inventory-report-1990-2024-lrtap

Reinventing The Urban Bus
https://www.cseindia.org/reinventing-the-urban-bus-13201

Dust mitigation guidelines for linear construction projects
https://www.cseindia.org/dust-mitigation-guidelines-for-linear-construction-projects-13196

Electric bus market readiness in India: Status of localization
https://theicct.org/publication/electric-bus-market-readiness-in-india-status-of-localization-aug26/

The Copernicus services managed by ECMWF contribute to BAMS State of the Climate 2025
https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-services-managed-ecmwf-contribute-bams-state-climate-2025

What does the energy shock mean for Thailand? 4 questions for Thailand’s energy minister
https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/what-does-the-current-energy-crisis-mean-for-thailand-questions-minister-energy/

Iran war: How has China’s energy transition been impacted?
https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/iran-war-china-oil-energy-transition-impacted/

What we can learn from Switzerland’s approach to mobility
https://www.weforum.org/stories/urban-transformation/what-switzerland-can-teach-the-world-about-the-future-of-mobility/

Why Japan is rethinking community life in its cities
https://www.weforum.org/stories/resilience-peace-and-security/japan-rethinking-community-life-cities/

5 inspiring community-led solutions turning the tide on pollution
https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/how-young-people-are-tackling-pollution/

Latin American cities reach historic milestone of 10,000 electric buses in operation
https://www.c40.org/news/latin-american-cities-reach-historic-milestone-of-10000-electric-buses-in-operation/

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