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19942282

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9706
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
In this report, the third in this Series on health and climate change, we assess the changes in particle air pollution emissions and consequent effects on health that are likely to result from greenhouse-gas mitigation measures in the electricity generation sector in the European Union (EU), China, and India. We model the effect in 2030 of policies that aim to reduce total carbon dioxide (CO(2)) emissions by 50% by 2050 globally compared with the effect of emissions in 1990. We use three models: the POLES model, which identifies the distribution of production modes that give the desired CO(2) reductions and associated costs; the GAINS model, which estimates fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 2.5 microm or less (PM(2.5)) concentrations; and a model to estimate the effect of PM(2.5) on mortality on the basis of the WHO's Comparative Risk Assessment methods. Changes in modes of production of electricity to reduce CO(2) emissions would, in all regions, reduce PM(2.5) and deaths caused by it, with the greatest effect in India and the smallest in the EU. Health benefits greatly offset costs of greenhouse-gas mitigation, especially in India where pollution is high and costs of mitigation are low. Our estimates are approximations but suggest clear health gains (co-benefits) through decarbonising electricity production, and provide additional information about the extent of such gains.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1474-547X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
374
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2006-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: low-carbon electricity generation.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Bath, Bath, UK. anil.markandya@bc3research.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural