Climate change mitigation can benefit human health by reducing air pollution. Research now shows that the economic value of health improvements can substantially outweigh mitigation costs, and that more flexible policies could have higher benefits.
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Buonocore, J. Climate policy not so costly. Nature Clim Change 4, 861–862 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2391
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