Moving towards ambitious climate policies: Monetised health benefits from improved air quality could offset mitigation costs in Europe

S Schucht, A Colette, S Rao, M Holland… - … Science & Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Air quality and related health effects are not only affected by policies directly addressed at
air pollution but also by other environmental strategies such as climate mitigation. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the air quality benefits of EU climate mitigation policies using two different PM2. 5-related health impact methodologies

E Pisoni, P Thunis, A De Meij, J Wilson… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The EU, seeking to be a global leader in the fight against climate change, is moving ahead
with ambitious policies to mitigate greenhouse gases emissions. In this context, the Fit for 55 …

Air quality co-benefits for human health and agriculture counterbalance costs to meet Paris Agreement pledges

T Vandyck, K Keramidas, A Kitous, JV Spadaro… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Local air quality co-benefits can provide complementary support for ambitious climate action
and can enable progress on related Sustainable Development Goals. Here we show that the …

Air pollution policies in Europe: efficiency gains from integrating climate effects with damage costs to health and crops

P Tollefsen, K Rypdal, A Torvanger, N Rive - Environmental science & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Emissions of air pollutants cause damage to health and crops, but several air pollutants also
have an effect on climate through radiative forcing. We investigate efficiency gains achieved …

[PDF][PDF] Policy scenarios for the revision of the thematic strategy on air pollution

M Amann, I Bertok, J Borken-Kleefeld, J Cofala… - 2013 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
This report explores how the European Union could make further progress towards the
objectives of the EU's Environment Action Programme, ie, to achieve 'levels of air quality that …

Nordic air quality co-benefits from European post-2012 climate policies

K Rypdal, N Rive, S Åström, N Karvosenoja, K Aunan… - Energy Policy, 2007 - Elsevier
Although climate policies target primarily CO2, they may indirectly have an impact on air
pollutants and thus on air quality. Here we look specifically at the co-benefits of various …

Internalising health-economic impacts of air pollution into climate policy: a global modelling study

LA Reis, L Drouet, M Tavoni - The Lancet Planetary Health, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Climate change and air pollution are two major societal problems. Their
complex interplay calls for an advanced evaluation framework that can support decision …

Climate change impacts on human health over Europe through its effect on air quality

RM Doherty, MR Heal, FM O'Connor - Environmental Health, 2017 - Springer
This review examines the current literature on the effects of future emissions and climate
change on particulate matter (PM) and O 3 air quality and on the consequent health impacts …

A multi-scale health impact assessment of air pollution over the 21st century

VN Likhvar, M Pascal, K Markakis, A Colette… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Ozone and PM 2.5 are current risk factors for premature death all over the
globe. In coming decades, substantial improvements in public health may be achieved by …

[HTML][HTML] Health co-benefits from air pollution and mitigation costs of the Paris Agreement: a modelling study

A Markandya, J Sampedro, SJ Smith… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Although the co-benefits from addressing problems related to both climate
change and air pollution have been recognised, there is not much evidence comparing the …