Air quality co-benefits of ratcheting up the NDCs
The current nationally determined contributions, pledged by the countries under the Paris
Agreement, are far from limiting climate change to below 2∘ C temperature increase by the …
Agreement, are far from limiting climate change to below 2∘ C temperature increase by the …
Internalising health-economic impacts of air pollution into climate policy: a global modelling study
Background Climate change and air pollution are two major societal problems. Their
complex interplay calls for an advanced evaluation framework that can support decision …
complex interplay calls for an advanced evaluation framework that can support decision …
Air quality co-benefits for human health and agriculture counterbalance costs to meet Paris Agreement pledges
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 …
and can enable progress on related Sustainable Development Goals. Here we show that the …
Quantifying air quality co-benefits of climate policy across sectors and regions
The overlap in sources of greenhouse gas and local air pollutant emissions creates scope
for policy measures to limit global warming and improve air quality simultaneously. In a first …
for policy measures to limit global warming and improve air quality simultaneously. In a first …
Co-benefits of climate mitigation on air quality and human health in Asian countries
Climate change mitigation involves reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions, which is expensive, particularly under stringent mitigation targets. The co …
emissions, which is expensive, particularly under stringent mitigation targets. The co …
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 …
air pollution but also by other environmental strategies such as climate mitigation. This study …
The reduction in air quality impacts and associated economic benefits of mitigation policy: Summary of results from the EC RTD ClimateCost Project
The objective of the ClimateCost project is to advance knowledge on the economics of
climate change, focusing on three key areas: the economic costs of climate change (the …
climate change, focusing on three key areas: the economic costs of climate change (the …
Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challenges
This paper assesses three key energy sustainability objectives: energy security
improvement, climate change mitigation, and the reduction of air pollution and its human …
improvement, climate change mitigation, and the reduction of air pollution and its human …
[PDF][PDF] Global energy and climate outlook 2017: how climate policies improve air quality
A Kitous, K Keramidas, T Vandyck… - JRC Science for …, 2017 - publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Executive summary This report reveals the value of climate policy in lowering air pollution
impacts. We show that ambitious climate action will decouple economic growth from fossil …
impacts. We show that ambitious climate action will decouple economic growth from fossil …
US air quality and health benefits from avoided climate change under greenhouse gas mitigation
We evaluate the impact of climate change on US air quality and health in 2050 and 2100
using a global modeling framework and integrated economic, climate, and air pollution …
using a global modeling framework and integrated economic, climate, and air pollution …