Clean energy transitions and health.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Li M; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.; Geng Y; School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.; Zhou S; School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.; Sarkis J; Business School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, United States.
- Source
- Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101672560 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2405-8440 (Print) Linking ISSN: 24058440 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Heliyon Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-8440
Clean energy can lead to significant health benefits. Making it accessible throughout the world can address many ills. We delve deeply into one example-the transition toward clean residential heating and its relationship to health benefits-in China. We find that the health benefits can outweigh costs from energy expenses in northern provinces. Low-income households enjoy larger health benefits but also experience a higher expense increase, suggesting that extra subsidies or stimuli are needed to help them benefit from clean energy. Our findings suggest that clean energy transitions should be promoted in developing economies due to improved social health, lessened medical costs, and significant environmental improvements.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2023 The Authors.)