Lancet study on savings on pollution: Health savings exceed cost of meeting climate targets, says study - News Summed Up

Lancet study on savings on pollution: Health savings exceed cost of meeting climate targets, says study


In India, health benefits far outweigh the costs of reducing emissions in all scenarios assessed in the study. (AP Photo/File) In India, health benefits far outweigh the costs of reducing emissions in all scenarios assessed in the study. In India, health benefits far outweigh the costs of reducing emissions in all scenarios assessed in the study. Savings from improved health could be anywhere between $5 trillion to $30 trillion in the same period, according to the study. Improvement in health, and consequent savings on health expenditure, are just one of the several co-benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


Source: Indian Express March 02, 2018 21:31 UTC



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