1. SLCPs

2. SLCP – A Danger To Mankind
A report on the dangers that SLCPs
pose to mankind and some useful
solutions to tackle it’s growth and
spread.

3. WHAT ARE SLCPs ?
 Short-lived climate pollutants
 (SLCPs) are agents that have relatively short
lifetime in the atmosphere - a few days to a few
decades - and a warming influence on climate.
 The main short lived climate pollutants are:
 Black carbon
 Methane
 Tropospheric ozone
 Hydroflourocarbons

4. BLACK
CARBON
 Black carbon create thick winter
haze that hugs the southern
foothills of the Himalayas & this
haze warms the atmosphere and
may contribute to rising regional
temperatures, melting glaciers.
 While CO2 is the primary culprit,
recent studies suggest that black
carbon (BC) may play as large a
role in warming the HKHT region

5. Satellite picture showing Winter Haze over India.

6. Transport, 21%
Industry, 15%
Open Burning, 24%
Residential, 40%
SECTORIAL EMISSIONS OF BLACK CARBONS IN INDIA

7. METHANE
 Emissions from fossil fuel production —
specifically methane released from oil and gas
wells and coal mines — accounts for nearly half as
much again near-term warming as combustion
itself.
 As global fossil fuel production and use
expands, vented and leaked methane will
exacerbate the CO2
 Fortunately, technology fixes to reduce methane
emissions abound.

8. Black Carbon
Emissions

9. Methane
Emissions

10. TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
 Tropospheric ozone (O3) is the ozone present in
the lowest portion of the atmosphere (up to 10-
15km above the ground).
 It is responsible for a large part of the human
enhancement of the global greenhouse effect.
 It is formed by sunlight-driven oxidation of other
agents in particular methane (CH4)

11. HYDROFLOUROCARBONS
 HFCs are man-made greenhouse gases used in air
conditioning, refrigeration, solvents, foam
blowing agents, and aerosols
 Though they represent a small fraction of the
current total greenhouse gases, their warming
impact is particularly strong and, if left
unchecked, HFCs could account for nearly 20 % of
climate pollution by 2050.

13. Why Dealing With SLCPs is
Important ?
 SLCPs represent as much as a 33% increases in average
global temperature.
 Due to their short lifetimes, actions to reduce emissions
of short-lived climate pollutants will quickly lower their
atmospheric concentrations.
 Action on SCLPs can help buy time in addressing the more
important and longer-term greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions.

14. THE ACTIONS REQUIRED
 Mitigating SLCPs from the Municipal Solid Waste
Sector
 Through technical assistance, training, capacity building, &
awareness-raising
 Mitigating Black Carbon and Other Pollutants From
Brick Production
 Technology is available.

15. FEW ACTUAL CASES

18. “
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Our environment, the world in
which we live and work, is a
mirror of our attitudes and
expectations.
Earl Nightingale
Enough Is Said….
Let’s Act On These To Have A Green Earth And
A Clear Sky!

19. Thank You