WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals

Michael Holder
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World Health Organisation report estimates meeting climate goals could save one million lives worldwide a year by 2050 through better air quality alone

The health benefits of tackling climate change far outweigh the costs of investing in decarbonisation and mitigation measures, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which urges policymakers...

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