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The double benefits of climate policy [1]

There are strong links between the problems of climate change and air pollution, in particular the fact that emissions from fossil fuel combustion contribute significantly to both problems. Consequently, measures to abate emissions of greenhouse gases may show strong co-benefits in terms of less air pollution and vice versa.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2009
Christer Agren [2]
Acid News [3]
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Air Pollution [4], Air Pollution Control [5], Health Effects [6], Air Quality Management [7], Climate Change [8], Green House Gases [9], Climate Mitigation [10], China [11], Netherlands [12]
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