Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution leads to more frequent and intense heat waves that increase mortality, especially among the poor and elderly.3Other climate change public health concerns raised in the scientific literature include anticipated increases in ground-level ozone pollution4, t...
Air quality controls are needed even if ambitious decarbonisation policies are in place. Air pollution strategies that save lives do not jeopardise the fight against climate change. On the contrary, we find that global and regional welfare increases when air pollution impacts are internalised, ...
Public perceptions of air pollution and climate change: different manifestations, similar causes, and concernsGlobal WarmingSmogChinese RespondentTopic PrevalenceRepresentative ResponseCo-benefits are seen as a key factor for overcoming the problems of collective action and extended time horizons holding back...
(reduce) levels of air pollution.It said: "Current energy concerns highlight the importance of speeding up the transition to cleaner and(6) healthier(healthy)energy systems. " It added that high gas prices,energy(7) security(secure),the dangers of air pollution,and clim...
South African municipalities or local governments are required to develop and implement air quality management plans (AQMPs), which present opportunities to integrate climate change considerations. The extent to which cities are currently incorporating climate change concerns into existing air pollution ...
Concerns over the damages brought by air quality and climate change are further exacerbated by the disproportionate shares both of these risks imposed on socially and economically disadvantaged populations10. How these targets will be met is still uncertain due to the wide range of technologies, ...
Heavyweights in the aviation industry have called on governments to agree on a global set of rules for tackling the industry's carbon emissions to avoid climate change chaos from a range of competing systems. Officials from airlines, airports, air traffic bodies and major manufacturers such as Air...
Although, both of these factors can be influenced by altered climatic conditions and/or adaptation methods used to address climate change concerns, the focus on IEQ and climate change has received relatively little attention. To help fill this gap, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's, ...
Air quality ozone conditions - how they impact us and the climate Our atmosphere is changing. Rising surface temperatures, fluctuating precipitation patterns and increases in pollutants bring health concerns attributed to climate change. Concentrating on the air we breathe, two components contribute ...
in their territory. Citizens also have a willingness to support measures aimed at containing pollution and improving public health. It is therefore desirable to conduct further studies with the aim of informing political decision makers and pushing them to consider the concerns and willingness to chan...