The BenMAP-CE tool estimates the number and economic value of heath impacts resulting from changes in air quality - specifically, ground-level ozone and fine particles. Before describing how BenMAP-CE calculates impacts and economic values, it is helpful to first understand how air pollution affects health.
The economic impact of air pollution in China is estimated at 267 billion yuan (US$38 billion) annually (measured in the number of air pollution-related deaths and crop production losses). Air pollution causes approximately 1.1 million premature deaths in the country each year and a loss of 20 million tons of rice, wheat, maize, and soybeans ...
The combined effects of ambient air pollution and air pollution is associated with 7 million premature deaths annually. Sources of air pollution are multiple and context specific. The major outdoor pollution sources include residential energy for cooking and heating, vehicles, power generation, agriculture/waste …
Published on 22 December 2020 Comprehensive estimates of disease burden attributable to air pollution and its economic impact in every state of India in 2019 The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative has published a scientific paper on 22 December 2020 on the health and economic impact of air pollution in Lancet Planetary Health, which …
The annual total cost of the health impact of air pollution reached approximately USD 2943.42 million. (4) Conclusions: By using local data to quantify and assess the health and economic impacts of air pollution in Jakarta, our study provides timely evidence needed to prioritize clean air actions to be taken to promote the public's …
Air pollution negatively impacts the U.S. economy, costing the U.S. roughly 5 percent of its yearly gross domestic product (GDP) in damages ($790 billion in 2014). The highest costs come from early …
Air Pollution . Air pollution kills seven million people each year, according to the World Health Organization. In 2013, those deaths cost the global economy $225 billion in lost labor. Around the world, nine out of ten people breathe highly polluted air.
Extreme weather events may enhance ozone (O 3) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution, causing additional adverse health effects.This work aims to evaluate the health and associated economic impacts of changes in air quality induced by heat wave, stagnation, and compound extremes under the Representative Concentration …
A study from 2021 published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which examined the direct effects of air pollution on mortality and morbidity in India, identified substantial variations in economic losses as a percentage of state GDP, ranging from 0.67% to 2.15%.
This study sought to fill this gap by systematically reviewing the economic impact of air pollution control strategies. The objective was to identify successful …
This study empirically evaluates the impact of air pollution on China's economic growth, based on a province-level sample for the period 2002–2017. Air pollution is measured by the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and economic growth is measured by the annual growth rate of gross domestic product …
The potential magnitude of the benefits, both for human health and the economy, of investing in air pollution control strategies can be seen in the experience of the USA, where every dollar invested in the control of ambient air pollution since 1970 is estimated to have yielded an economic benefit of $30, based on the willingness-to-pay ...
Accounting for air pollution impacts reduces climate mitigation costs and inequality and increases global and regional welfare. Results are robust to a broad set of …
This study offers a comprehensive account of the relationship between outdoor air pollution exposure, economic development, and poverty in 211 countries …
Burning gas, coal and oil results in three times as many deaths as road traffic accidents worldwide and it is estimated that air pollution has a $2.9 trillion economic cost, equating to 3.3...
The first covers the effects of air pollution, economic and noneconomic factors, and renewable energy on healthcare expenditure. A table is provided that contains a summary of the literature in the second strand (Table 1). Table 1 Summary of the literature reviewed. Full size table.
Economic cost of the health impact of air pollution in Europe: clean air, health and wealth ... Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development research on the cost of ambient and air pollution to cover all 53 Member States of the WHO European Region. It describes and discusses the topic of air pollution from …
Health impacts have corresponding economic costs in the form of healthcare and medical spending and losses in economic productivity following premature death. The estimated annual economic …
In more detail, target 3.9 aims to substantially reduce deaths and illnesses from air pollution, target 7.1 to ensure access to clean energy in homes, target 11.6 to reduce the adverse environmental impact of cities, by paying attention to air quality, and target 12 to reduce the release of chemicals and wastes to air in order to minimize their ...
According to Lu's research, air pollution has critical economic and social implications. Some research suggests that air …
But pollution control delivers enormous economic benefits to all the rest of us—especially our children—while it cleans the air, prevents disease, saves lives, and improves our environment. Recent estimates find that every dollar invested in air pollution control since passage of the Clean Air Act has produced an economic benefit of $30: a ...
Air pollution, release into the atmosphere of various gases, finely divided solids, or finely dispersed liquid aerosols at rates that exceed the natural capacity of the environment to dissipate and dilute or absorb them. High concentrations can cause undesirable health, economic, or aesthetic effects.
Many cities in urban India, particularly the metros, are major hotspots of air pollution with a PM 2.5 concentration level ranging above the permissible limits defined by the WHO for most of the year.
We estimated the economic impact of air pollution as the cost of lost output due to premature deaths and morbidity attributable to air pollution for every state of India, using the cost-of-illness method. Findings: 1·67 million (95% uncertainty interval 1·42-1·92) deaths were attributable to air pollution in India in 2019, accounting for 17 ...
Economic impact of air pollution control strategies. There was widespread economic evidence in support of implementing air pollution controls. Table 3 summarizes the cost-benefit results by pollution control category. Of the 104 studies analyzed, 72 (69%) reported that the benefits of the control strategy outweighed the costs.
Extreme weather events may enhance ozone (O 3) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution, causing additional adverse health effects.This work aims to evaluate the health and associated economic impacts of changes in air quality induced by heat wave, stagnation, and compound extremes under the Representative Concentration Pathways …
We show that accounting for air pollution's economic impacts leads to 1·62 million lives saved by 2050, three times the co-benefits of climate policies. Air quality controls are needed even if ambitious decarbonisation policies are in place. Air pollution strategies that save lives do not jeopardise the fight against climate change.
To contribute to the assessment of the current impacts of outdoor air pollution on the Malaysian population, this report provides the most comprehensive estimates of the health and economic impact of ambient air pollution in the country using the latest publicly available data and concentration-response functions (CRFs).
A World Bank study on health costs of PM 2·5 air pollution using GBD 2019 data showed that, in 2019, the global economic welfare losses attributable to air pollution and ambient PM 2·5 air pollution amounted to 6·1% of global economic output. 54 The economic effects of air pollution are especially severe in …
Air pollution mainly affects individuals in the high-income group, with an elasticity of 17.591. The effects of air pollution on low-income individuals are not significant. The results show that the impact of air pollution on health expenditure is influenced by income levels.
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To quantify the impact of air pollution on human capital, we estimated the loss in present discounted value of an individual's labour income, as measured by output, resulting from pollution-related mortality. ... air pollution; Lost economic output in 2019 international dollars, millions: Ethiopia: 318 (228–426) 29 (15 –52) 289 ...
1. Introduction. The impact of ambient air quality on human health has become the focus of global public health. In regards to China, not only will it restrict the country's labor development and economic progress, but it may also expose the country's current medical insurance system to public health shocks caused by air pollution.
An instrumental variables approach based on thermal inversions is used to identify the causal impact of air pollution on economic activity. The estimates show that a 1μg/m3 …
Climate change, ozone depletion, and other environmental ills are widely discussed effects of air pollution.Less well-known, at least in the developed world, are the lethal short-term public health impacts of breathing polluted air. In fact, up to 6.5 million deaths globally every year may be attributed to air pollution.
Air pollution makes up an important part of our work. The Bank supports countries across the world improve air quality, which often entails addressing the complex drivers and consequences of air …
Quantifying the impacts of air pollution on human health and the economy is important, especially in countries like the Philippines, where air pollution levels are increasing due to a growing number of fossil fuel pollution sources across various sectors. ... The corresponding economic cost of exposure to air pollution is estimated at PHP …
