Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050.

ABSTRACT: Strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may provide health benefits through improved air quality, yet these benefits might not be equitably distributed. Understanding these cobenefits and who receives them can aid policymakers in prioritizing mitigation strategies. We investigated four future energy scenarios (port electrification, electric vehicles, natural gas, energy efficiency) and a business-as-usual scenario to determine how changes to ambient fine particle (PM_2.5) levels impact health within the contiguous United States (U.S.) by region, race/ethnicity, urbanicity, and income. We also investigated how methodological assumptions affect findings. Our projections of avoided mortalities from energy transition policies range from 67,011 (95% CI: 45,692, 82,397) to 81,003

SUBMITTER: Stewart RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12288885 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature