Low-carbon energy generates public health savings in California

Zapata, Christina B.; Yang, Chris; Yeh, Sonia; Ogden, Joan; Kleeman, Michael J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4817-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4817-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4817-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

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10 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 10 Apr 2018

Low-carbon energy generates public health savings in California

Christina B. Zapata, Chris Yang, Sonia Yeh, Joan Ogden, and Michael J. Kleeman

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RC1: 'Review of “Low carbon energy generates public health savings in California,” by C.B. Zapata et al., submitted to Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Low Carbon Energy Generates Public Health Savings in California” by Christina B. Zapata et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Nov 2017
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California's greenhouse gas reduction programs will require adoption of low-carbon energy sources across all economic sectors. We selected the least-cost portfolio of new energy sources using an energy–economic model. We then specified new air pollution emissions and simulated air quality with 4 km spatial resolution across the entire state. We find that the adoption of low-carbon energy reduced air pollution deaths 24–26 %, providing USD 11.4–20.4 billion per year of economic benefits.