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A black-carbon mitigation wedge

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Comprehensive abatement strategies will be needed to limit global warming. A drastic reduction of black-carbon emissions could provide near-immediate relief with important co-benefits.

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Figure 1: Health impacts and source strengths of black carbon.

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  2. Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, British Columbia, Canada

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