Study: Chinese climate plan pays for itself
New MIT study suggests cost of climate policies targeting CO2 reduction will be more than cancelled out by reductions in healthcare costs from air pollution
The cost of reducing CO2 emissions over the long-term can be recouped by governments from short-term savings in healthcare costs arising from air pollution, according to a new study published this week...
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