Long Range Transport of Sulfur in Asia

Funded by The World Bank, The Asian Development Bank, NASA, NOAA, NSF, Central Research Institute for Electric Power Generation - Japan

The projected expansion of energy use in Asia, combined with utilization of indigenous coal, will result in an increase in emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. The long-term and regional/local impact of these atmospheric emissions have far-reaching implications for health, the natural environment, and commerical and cultural activities such as forestry, agriculture, and tourism.

In July 1992, CGRER scientists along with researchers from Europe, the USA, and Asia began a collaborative project to study the effects of sulfur deposition in Asia. The broad goals of this international collaborative project on energy and the environment in Asia are to:

• develop approaches that assist in formulating national and regional policies to address the rapidly emerging problems of atmospheric emissions to Asia
• provide preliminary environmental assessments needed to catalyze the process of inter-governmental policy dialogue on precursor emission control in Asia