A carbon tax on fuel used in transport, buildings and industry in Massachusetts, US, would save 340 lives over 23 years from reduced air pollution, according to an analysis by researchers in the US.
The tax analysed by the researchers, which is based on several proposals in the Massachusetts legislature, would have dual climate and health benefits, cutting carbon emissions by 33 million metric tons while simultaneously curbing air pollutants.
“Climate policies, even at the state or local level, can have substantial, basically immediate, and local benefits to health,” says Jonathan Buonocore at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US. “By improving air quality, these policies can especially protect children, the elderly, and others that are more vulnerable to air pollution.” […]
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