Global Health Benefits of Climate Action Offset Costs (IMAGE)
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The price tag for cutting global emissions may seem expensive, until the human toll of deaths from air pollution and climate change are factored in, new research says.
The study in Nature Communications reports that immediate, dramatic cuts in carbon emissions - aggressive enough to meet the Paris Climate Agreement - are economically sound if human health benefits are factored in.
The research will appear online on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
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