Air Pollution and Climate Change From Co-Benefits to Coherent Policies
Year: 2022
Content-Type: Report
Description: Achieving carbon neutral development will take a roughly 40-year-long structural transformation, especially in developing and emerging economies, where most people exposed to poor air quality live. In the meantime, 6-7 million people die each year by breathing polluted air. But does climate action always lead to better air quality? Likewise, do air pollution policies always lead to cooler climate? The answers are not as obvious as one might expect. For example, while short-lived climate pollutants contribute to air pollution, some important air pollutants cool the climate with an equal countervailing force. Retrofitting coal-fired power plants with modern air pollution filters can quickly reduce most air pollution but slightly increases carbon emissions. In the absence of effective carbon pricing, this can lock in carbon-intensive installations for decades. On the other hand, putting a price on carbon in the absence of effective air-quality policies can encourage firms to switch off air pollution filters.
Pages: 133 pages
Author: Grzegorz, Peszko; Markus, Amann; Yewande, Awe; Gary, Kleiman; Tamer, Samah Rabie
Categories: Climate / Resilience, Developing countries, Digitalization, Economic Development / Stability, Microfinance, Publications, Technologies & Innovations
Tags: Caribbean, Climate Change, Digital inclusion, Policies, Transformation framework