RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Quantifying the reductions in mortality from air-pollution by cancelling new coal power plants
A1 Sampedro, Jon
A1 Yiyun Cui, Ryna
A1 McJeon, Haewon
A1 Smith, Steven J.
A1 Hultman, Nathan
A1 He, Linlang
A1 Sen, Arijit
A1 Van Dingenen, Rita
A1 Cazcarro, Ignacio
K1 Medio ambiente
K1 Coal-fired power plants
K1 Integrated assessment
K1 Air quality
K1 Premature mortality
K1 Deep decarbonization
K1 2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica
K1 3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica
AB Deep decarbonization paths to the 1.5 °C or 2 °C temperature stabilization futures require a rapid reduction in coal-fired power plants, but many countries are continuing to build new ones. Coal-fired plants are also a major contributor to air pollution related health impacts. Here, we couple an integrated human-earth system model (GCAM) with an air quality model (TM5-FASST) to examine regional health co-benefits from cancelling new coal- fired plants worldwide. Our analysis considers the evolution of pollutants control based on coal plants vintage and regional policies. We find that cancelling all new proposed projects would decrease air pollution related premature mortality between 101,388–213,205 deaths (2–5%) in 2030, and 213,414–373,054 (5–8%) in 2050, globally, but heavily concentrated in developing Asia. These health co-benefits are comparable in magnitude to the values obtained by implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Furthermore, we estimate that strengthening the climate target from 2 °C to 1.5 °C would avoid 326,351 additional mortalities in 2030, of which 251,011 (75%) are attributable to the incremental coal plant shutdown.
PB Elsevier
SN 2666-2787
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67460
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67460
LA spa
NO Energy and Climate Change, Diciembre 2021, n. 2
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 14-oct-2024