Climate Control and Clean Air

Living on Earth

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help control global temperature rise in the long term. A more immediate benefit would be cleaner air – especially with respect to soot and other airborne particles. Steve chats with Dr. Joel Schwartz, an epidemiologist at Harvard School of Public Health about his recent findings on this front.

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