Estimating the global public health implications of electricity and coal consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing health risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions highlight the need for new energy policies that emphasize efficiency and low-carbon energy intensity.

Objectives

We assessed the relationships among electricity use, coal consumption, and health outcomes.

Methods

Using time-series data sets from 41 countries with varying development trajectories between 1965 and 2005, we developed an autoregressive model of life expectancy (LE) and infant mortality (IM) based on electricity consumption, coal consumption, and previous year's LE or IM. Prediction of health impacts from the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) integrated air pollution emissions health impact model for coal-fired power plants was compared with the t

SUBMITTER: Gohlke JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3114817 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature