Air-quality-related health impacts from climate change and from adaptation of cooling demand for buildings in the eastern United States: An interdisciplinary modeling study Article Swipe

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David Abel , Tracey Holloway , Monica Harkey , P.J. Meier , Doug Ahl , Vijay S. Limaye , Jonathan A. Patz ·

YOU? · · 2018 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002599 · OA: W2811503590

This study examines the contribution of future air-pollution-related health damages that are caused by the power sector through heat-driven air conditioning adaptation in buildings. Results show that without intervention, approximately 5%-9% of exacerbated air-pollution-related mortality will be due to increases in power sector emissions from heat-driven building electricity demand. This analysis highlights the need for cleaner energy sources, energy efficiency, and energy conservation to meet our growing dependence on building cooling systems and simultaneously mitigate climate change.