Air Quality and Public Health Impacts of Low-Carbon Technology Production and Use: Metals and Ammonia

media release: 3:30-4:30pm, Room 1115 Wisconsin Energy Institute and online. This event is offered both in-person at the Wisconsin Energy Institute and online through Zoom Webinar. If attending online, registration is required. Click here to register for this and all other webinars as part of the Sustainable Energy Seminar series in Fall 2024.

Sagar Rathod, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

 Abstract:

A transition to low-carbon energy should not come at a cost to the local environment and human population. In this talk, Rathod will present two examples where mining and smelting metals for future solar and wind energy demand, and the use of ammonia in the shipping sector, could lead to considerable air quality and public health issues in mining areas and large ports. He will highlight the justice and equity considerations critical to these transitions, focusing on who bears the air-quality burden.

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