Post by lazarus on Sept 15, 2010 16:41:09 GMT 1
Upping the European Union's emissions reduction target from 20 percent to 30 percent would reap €30.5 billion a year in health savings by 2020, according to an analysis released Tuesday by two health groups.
The savings come as the air pollutants associated with transportation and power generation - soot, smog and sulfur dioxide - decrease amid efforts to improve efficiency and abandon fossil fuels, according to the analysis.
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=greenhouse-gas-emission-cuts