Pro-equity Effects of Ancillary Benefits of Climate Change Policies: A Case Study of Human Health Impacts of Outdoor Air Pollution in New Delhi
Summary This paper looks at the human health impacts from urban air pollution in India. Such pollution is especially harmful to poor people, so the co-benefits from global climate change policies in terms of reduced local air pollution can have positive equity impacts. Health impacts (mortality and morbidity) of PM10 pollution are quantified for different socio-economic groups in Delhi. The spatial PM10 concentration levels are overlaid with spatial socio-economic data. Improvement in air quality would result in bigger health benefits for the poor. Most measures that reduce PM10 pollutants also reduce CO2 emissions while simultaneously imposing more costs on the better-off.
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Volume (Year): 39 (2011)
Issue (Month): 6 (June)
Pages: 1002-1025
| Handle: | RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:39:y:2011:i:6:p:1002-1025 |
| Contact details of provider: | Web page: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/worlddev
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