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  • Public health co-benefits of greenhouse gas emissions reduction: A systematic review

    Author(s)
    Gao, Jinghong
    Kovats, Sari
    Vardoulakis, Sotiris
    Wilkinson, Paul
    Woodward, Alistair
    Li, Jing
    Gu, Shaohua
    Liu, Xiaobo
    Wu, Haixia
    Wang, Jun
    Song, Xiaoqin
    Zhai, Yunkai
    Zhao, Jie
    Liu, Qiyong
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Liu, Qiyong
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Public health co-benefits from curbing climate change can make greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies more attractive and increase their implementation. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the evidence of these health co-benefits to improve our understanding of the mitigation measures involved, potential mechanisms, and relevant uncertainties. METHODS: A comprehensive search for peer-reviewed studies published in English was conducted using the primary electronic databases. Reference lists from these articles were reviewed and manual searches were performed to supplement ...
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    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Public health co-benefits from curbing climate change can make greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies more attractive and increase their implementation. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the evidence of these health co-benefits to improve our understanding of the mitigation measures involved, potential mechanisms, and relevant uncertainties. METHODS: A comprehensive search for peer-reviewed studies published in English was conducted using the primary electronic databases. Reference lists from these articles were reviewed and manual searches were performed to supplement relevant studies. The identified records were screened based on inclusion criteria. We extracted data from the final retrieved papers using a pre-designed data extraction form and a quality assessment was conducted. The studies were heterogeneities, so meta-analysis was not possible and instead evidence was synthesized using narrative summaries. RESULTS: Thirty-six studies were identified. We identified GHG mitigation strategies in five domains - energy generation, transportation, food and agriculture, households, and industry and economy - which usually, although not always, bring co-benefits for public health. These health gains are likely to be multiplied by comprehensive measures that include more than one sectors. CONCLUSIONS: GHG mitigation strategies can bring about substantial and possibly cost-effective public health co-benefits. These findings are highly relevant to policy makers and other stakeholders since they point to the compounding value of taking concerted action against climate change and air pollution.
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    Journal Title
    Science of the Total Environment
    Volume
    627
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.193
    Subject
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    POLICY
    OZONE
    MITIGATION
    STRATEGIES
    TRANSPORT
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/391088
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