An Analysis of Costs and Health Co-Benefits for a U.S. Power Plant Carbon Standard.

Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants can have important "co-benefits" for public health by reducing emissions of air pollutants. Here, we examine the costs and health co-benefits, in monetary terms, for a policy that resembles the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&#...

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Main Authors: Jonathan J Buonocore, Kathleen F Lambert, Dallas Burtraw, Samantha Sekar, Charles T Driscoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4896433?pdf=render