When Companies “Go Green,” Air Quality Impacts Can Vary Dramatically

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Many organizations are taking actions to shrink their carbon footprint, such as purchasing electricity from renewable sources or reducing air travel.

Many organizations are taking actions to shrink their carbon footprint, such as purchasing electricity from renewable sources or reducing air travel.

Both actions would cut greenhouse gas emissions, but which offers greater societal benefits?

In a first step toward answering that question, MIT researchers found that even if each activity reduces the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions, the broader air quality impacts can be quite different.

Read More at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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