Vijay S Limaye, Akhilesh Magal, Jaykumar Joshi, Sujit Maji, Priya Dutta, Prashant Rajput, Shyam Pingle, Prima Madan, Polash Mukerjee, Shahana Bano, Gufran Beig, Dileep Mavalankar, Anjali Jaiswal, Kim Knowlton
Climate change-driven temperature increases worsen air quality in places where coal combustion powers electricity for air conditioning. Climate solutions that substitute clean and renewable energy in place of polluting coal and promote adaptation to warming through reflective cool roofs can reduce cooling energy demand in buildings, lower power sector carbon emissions, and improve air quality and health. We investigate the air quality and health co-benefits of climate solutions in Ahmedabad, India-a city where air pollution levels exceed national health-based standards-through an interdisciplinary modeling approach...
June 1, 2023: Environ Res Health