Impacts from sector-specific energy policies on mortality: Co-benefits and socioeconomic disparities across three midwestern states in the year 2050.

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Τίτλος: Impacts from sector-specific energy policies on mortality: Co-benefits and socioeconomic disparities across three midwestern states in the year 2050.
Συγγραφείς: Stewart RK; School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA. Electronic address: rory.stewart@aya.yale.edu., Farzad K; College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA., Zhang Y; College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA., Gillingham KT; School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA., Hobbs BF; Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA., Esty DC; School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA; Yale Law School, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA., Bell ML; School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.
Πηγή: Environmental research [Environ Res] 2026 Jun 15; Vol. 299, pp. 124288. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 14.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0147621 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-0953 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00139351 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Res Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: <2000- > : Amsterdam : Elsevier
Original Publication: New York, Academic Press.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Mortality*/trends , Air Pollution*/prevention & control , Environmental Exposure*, Particulate Matter/analysis ; Ohio/epidemiology ; Indiana/epidemiology ; Air Pollutants/analysis ; Illinois/epidemiology ; Humans ; Socioeconomic Disparities in Health ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Midwestern United States
Περίληψη: Assessments on effects of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have shown wide-ranging health and exposure co-benefits in the United States (U.S.). However, the benefits of these policies may not be shared equally, and few studies have investigated differences in impacts across populations. We estimated exposure, health, and monetary benefits for various sociodemographic subpopulations, under several environmental justice indices, across three midwestern states (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) at the census tract level. We estimated changes to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations across three sector-specific energy policy scenarios (high natural gas use, high electric vehicle uptake, building energy efficiency) and a business-as-usual policy case. Health impact function analyses were used to determine census-tract level changes in mortality, and value of statistical life (VSL) was used to determine the associated monetary impacts. All energy policies were estimated to reduce PM2.5 concentrations in 2050 compared to 2010 reference levels (1.55 to 1.70 μg/m3 across policy projections, with avoided mortalities of 6010 (95% confidence interval 4093, 7396) to 6560 (4469, 8072), and mortality savings of $69.115 to $75.440 billion, with cost per capita between $2456 and $2681). Several subpopulations, including those with high educational isolation, the Black population, and those making <$75,000/year, had higher baseline expected mortality and higher projected avoided mortality compared to the overall population, indicating strong benefits for these groups. Our findings highlight the ability of climate change mitigation strategies to reduce exposure and mortalities in the Midwestern U.S. while directly benefitting certain disadvantaged populations.
(Copyright © 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest No author has competing interests to declare with regard to the submission of this research.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Environmental inequality; Fine particulate matter; Health co-benefits
Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Particulate Matter)
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Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260316 Date Completed: 20260711 Latest Revision: 20260711
Update Code: 20260711
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124288
PMID: 41839343
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1096-0953
DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2026.124288