ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Power Stations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Domestic burning is the UK’s largest source of particulate matter air pollution. Reducing how much you burn improves air quality for you and your neighbours.
Detailed explanation-2: -Short-term exposure (over hours or days) can lead to a range of health impacts including lung function, coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath, exacerbation of asthma, increases in respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions and mortality.
Detailed explanation-3: -Vehicle emissions, fuel oils and natural gas to heat homes, by-products of manufacturing and power generation, particularly coal-fueled power plants, and fumes from chemical production are the primary sources of human-made air pollution.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 2019, the UK became the first major economy to pass a net-zero emissions law requiring it to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), submitted in 2020, commits to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030.