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From a tiny black speck to the global fight against climate change
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February 1, 2022

Black carbon is one of the main contributors to climate change.
U.S. scientist Tony Hansen paved the way to measure black carbon and eventually opened a world-renowned company Aerosol in Ljubljana.
In December 2021, U.S. State Department recognised Aerosol‘s research in measuring and combatting black carbon with the Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE).