[Stoves] Off-topic News: Wood-heating creates air quality problems in Greece

[Traveller]

Air Quality Worsens in Greece as Recession Bites
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/30/air-quality-worsens-greece-recession-bites-world-pollutionwatch>:The
ban on diesel cars in Athens and Thessaloniki has been lifted and the price
of heating oil has tripled. Hard-pressed Greeks have turned to burning logs
– and other things. Gary Fuller, Guardian (UK) 30 October 2016

The cradle of Western Civilization is smoking away and EPA/NIH don't care.
Sigh.

What, GACC was supposed to be "Global", no? No Athenian Partners? Sigh two.

What can GACC do until there is an "evidence base" from NIH, IHME, WHO, for
health; from climate modelers on black carbon and organic aerosols from
stoves; from sociology modelers on sexual violence and frequency of visits
to wooded areas by age and forest density and time of day.

If "dirty cooking" is declared a "global crisis" by WHO and an "emergency"
by GACC (or the other way around; both seem to sing from the same page, no
matter what is written), Indian government is not far behind, considering
the situation in Delhi, my favorite city in winter (so long as I stay
inside or near a hotel) -  Centre describes Delhi smog as ‘very alarming’,
an ‘emergency
<http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/centre-describes-delhi-smog-as-very-alarming-an-emergency-3739541/>'
Indian Express 6 November 2016. Sigh three.

This is just about everywhere.

Indonesian wood fires - Singapore air quality worsens overnight as
Indonesia fire arrests jump
<http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2009320/singapore-air-quality-worsens-overnight-indonesia-fire>,
SCMP (South China Morning Post) 26 August 2016. Sigh four.

Charcoal, paraffin and wood to heat homes - "'There is no escape':
Nairobi's air pollution sparks Africa health warning
<https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/10/no-escape-nairobi-air-pollution-sparks-africa-health-warning>,
John Vidal, Guardian (UK) 10 July 2016. Sigh five.

Smoggy holiday: Beijing residents brace for hazardous air quality at start
of China’s National Day
<http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2023943/smoggy-holiday-beijing-residents-brace-hazardous-air>,
SCMP 30 September 2016. Sigh six.

Majlis hammering out ‘clean air’ bill as smog encloses Tehran
<http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/407856/Majlis-hammering-out-clean-air-bill-as-smog-encloses-Tehran>,
Tehran Times 31 October 2016. Sigh seven.

Lahore Smog to stay for two months, says DG Met
<https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/smog-to-stay-for-two-months-says-dg-met/>,
Daily Pakistan 3 November 2016.  Sigh eight.

Too many sighs. Let's all reduce CO2; COP22 is starting soon.

Nikhil
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