Health benefits of decreases in on-road transportation emissions in the United States from 2008 to 2017.

ABSTRACT: Decades of air pollution regulation have yielded enormous benefits in the United States, but vehicle emissions remain a climate and public health issue. Studies have quantified the vehicle-related fine particulate matter (PM_2.5)-attributable mortality but lack the combination of proper counterfactual scenarios, latest epidemiological evidence, and detailed spatial resolution; all needed to assess the benefits of recent emission reductions. We use this combination to assess PM_2.5-attributable health benefits and also assess the climate benefits of on-road emission reductions between 2008 and 2017. We estimate total benefits of $270 (190 to 480) billion in 2017. Vehicle-related PM_2.5-attributable deaths decreased from 27,700 in 2008 to 19,800 in 2017; however

SUBMITTER: Choma EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713776 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature