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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4817-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4817-2018
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Research article
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10 Apr 2018
Research article |
| 10 Apr 2018
| 10 Apr 2018
Low-carbon energy generates public health savings in California
Christina B. Zapata
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis, Davis, California, USA
Chris Yang
Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California – Davis, Davis, California, USA
Sonia Yeh
Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California – Davis, Davis, California, USA
Joan Ogden
Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California – Davis, Davis, California, USA
Michael J. Kleeman
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California – Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Improving cost–benefit analyses for health-considered climate mitigation policymaking J. Shen et al.
- Reducing southern California ozone concentrations in the year 2050 under a low carbon energy scenario Y. Zhao et al.
- Silver bullet or bitter pill? Reassessing the scope of CO2capture and storage in India N. Sharma
- Health co-benefits of achieving sustainable net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in California T. Wang et al.
- Projections of Ambient Temperature- and Air Pollution-Related Mortality Burden Under Combined Climate Change and Population Aging Scenarios: a Review K. Chen et al.
- Considering future regional air quality impacts of the transportation sector M. Kinnon et al.
- Future emissions of particles and gases that cause regional air pollution in California under different greenhouse gas mitigation strategies Y. Li et al.
- Air Quality and Health Cobenefits of Different Deep Decarbonization Pathways in California B. Zhao et al.
- Adoption of low-carbon fuels reduces race/ethnicity disparities in air pollution exposure in California Y. Li et al.
- Decarbonization will lead to more equitable air quality in California S. Zhu et al.
- Health Benefits in California of Strengthening the Fine Particulate Matter Standards S. Zhu et al.
- Air quality and public health co-benefits of 100% renewable electricity adoption and electrification pathways in Los Angeles Y. Li et al.
- Southern California ozone exposure disparities under different emissions control strategies in a low-carbon future Y. Zhao et al.
- Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050 R. Stewart et al.
- Research Hotspots and Trend Analysis in the Field of Regional Economics and Carbon Emissions since the 21st Century: A Bibliometric Analysis L. Zhang et al.
- Water–energy sustainability synergies and health benefits as means to motivate potable reuse of coalbed methane-produced waters U. Singh & L. Colosi
- Comprehensively assessing the drivers of future air quality in California S. Zhu et al.
- Benefits of near-zero freight: The air quality and health impacts of low-NOx compressed natural gas trucks M. Mac Kinnon et al.
- Air quality and public health effects of dairy digesters in California J. Jiang et al.
- Modeling Atmospheric Age Distribution of Elemental Carbon Using a Regional Age-Resolved Particle Representation Framework H. Zhang et al.
- Effects of Low‐Carbon Energy Adoption on Airborne Particulate Matter Concentrations With Feedbacks to Future Climate Over California A. Kumar et al.
- Emissions and Air Quality Implications of Enabling On-Road Vehicles as Flexible Load Through Widescale Zero Emission Vehicle Deployment in California K. Forrest et al.
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Short summary
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.
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