IEA Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution
World Energy Outlook 2016 Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution Energy-related air pollution leads to millions of premature deaths and costs the global economy trillions of dollars each year. As the world’s population grows and demand for energy services swells, the already high costs of air pollution are at risk of increasing dramatically. This groundbreaking special report launched ahead of the full World Energy Outlook 2016 provides new analysis to help decision makers evaluate different policy paths and to provide clear recommendations for future action. Around 6.5 million premature deaths each year can be attributed to air pollution Energy production and use are by far the largest man-made sources of air pollutants Technologies to tackle air pollution are well known. Clean air is an imperative for good health, but despite growing attention to this issue the problem is far from solved, and the health impacts risk getting worse in the decades to come. The scale of this public health crisis and the importance of the energy sector to its resolution explain why this IEA special report, the latest in the World Read more…
Categories: Energy and environment, Gas, Meetings, Oil
Tags: air pollution, clean air, IEA
IEA_Energy-and-Air-Pollution.pdf 884.64 KBJul
2016
