2.a - DHELI

Question 1

causes of rural and urban air pollution in India

Answer 1

due to emissions of particulates, nitrogen and sulphur dioxide -principally vehicles, coal burning power stations and faculties - route cause. however indoor air pollution is also a problem. espciialty in rural areas where household lack electricity and depend o n biomass etc for heating

Question 2

physical geography

Answer 2

• Himalayan - North of Deli - stops the air form being blown away causing it to be trapped - lack of control and laws
• monsoon season - rain from July - August then dry and stabbed air form Oc. to may - high pressure traps pollutants
• burning of crops - not in deli all smog from during crops - air pressure causes it to go over city

Question 3

level of development

Answer 3

Dehli - EDC
- rise ion pop menas increase energy and food - hard to control population- increase slums if LOD is low - there are higher priorities
- have the money to help mitigate it.
- health issue in Delhi - strong link to lung cancer - NDC due to smog

Question 4

national stategies that could reduce air pollution

Answer 4

• In Binhar state - chimneys of brick-kilns have been retro fitted to reduce smoke emissions
• 14 Indian cities are currently building rapid transit metro systems
• subsidies for petrol and diesel will be scrapped
• restrictions placed ion burning of stubble - major cause in rural areas
• worlds 1st market trading permits in emissions of particulates have been developed in states.

Question 5

global solutions

Answer 5

EU has worlds largest cap and trade scheme and each EU has its own target for expanding renewable energy and policies to comply with European climate change programme
- countries with participate in these international inititives should see reduction in air pollution - improve life expectancy and disease burden caused by emissions
- annual world cancer day - draws awareness to cancer epidemic and pressing govenremtn to take more action to tackle disease
- WHO - address problems of cancer as a leading avoidable cause of death and confront health effect s of air pollution

Question 6

how effective was deli at tackling pollution

Answer 6

not very effective - hard for them to tackle due to physical geography
- has EDCS in past have been subjected to this - maybe Deli can see their strategies that helped home overcome this and learn form that