Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation: housing sector
- Abstract
This report considers the scientific evidence regarding possible health gains and, where relevant, health risks of climate change mitigation measures in the residential housing sector.This analysis reviews and evaluates the potential health impacts of mitigation strategies and technologies for the residential building sector, with a focus on strategies reviewed in: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, also referred to here as the IPCC mitigation review.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Contributors
- World Health Organization (WHO) Carlos Dora Nathalie Röbbel Elaine Fletcher
- Pages
- 122
- Date
- 2011
- Series Title
- Health in the green economy
- Short Title
- Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation
- Institution
- Public Health & Environment Department, Health Security & Environment Cluster, World Health Organization
- Call Number
- RA770 .W67 2011
- Organization Type
- Other gov
- Emission Source
- Housing/building
- Solutions
- Built environment Energy efficiency
- Region
- International
- Other
- Co-benefits/co-harms