Health benefits of policies to reduce carbon emissions
Menée au Royaume-Uni à partir de données de revues systématiques de la littérature, cette étude analyse les bénéfices pour la santé de politiques de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre
In June 2019 the UK legally committed to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.1 To reach this target the Committee on Climate Change says that a rapid transformation in infrastructure will be required across all sectors of the economy.2 What is less widely appreciated is that many of the required actions can improve the health of the UK population.3 These ancillary effects on health are commonly referred to as co-benefits, although since not all are beneficial “co-effects” is more accurate. Co-benefits provide an additional argument for acting on climate change.
BMJ 2020