Carbon pricing with regressive co-benefits: evidence from British Columbia’s carbon tax

Working paper by Lorenzo Sileci on 6 Dec 2023

The carbon tax introduced in British Columbia, Canada in 2018 is found to have had positive impacts on air quality. However the health co-benefits have been greatest in less polluted, less densely-populated and better-off neighbourhoods – highlighting that a carbon tax can exacerbate existing variations in pollution and health, where poorer areas are worse affected.

Promoting healthy ageing in Asia-Pacific through action on climate and air pollution

Policy publication by Alice Bian, Elizabeth Robinson on 7 Sep 2023

This policy brief provides evidence to support policymakers in mobilising capital for a just, resilient transition to net zero, by highlighting the potential health co-benefits of addressing the risks from heat and air pollution in combination.

When externalities collide: influenza and pollution

Working paper by Joshua Graff Zivin, Matthew Neidell, Nicholas Sanders on 28 Jun 2021

Influenza, or flu, and air pollution are significant public health risks that impact nations around the world with large economic consequences.

Congestion pricing, air pollution, and individual-level behavioural responses

Working paper by Elisabeth Isaksen, Bjørn Johansen on 7 Jun 2021

This paper shows that differentiating driving costs by time of day and vehicle type can help to improve urban air quality, reduce driving and induce the adoption of electric vehicles.

Distributional issues in natural capital accounting: An application to land ownership and ecosystem services in Scotland

Working paper by Giles Atkinson, Paola Ovando on 18 Nov 2020

This paper examines the significance of the ownership of natural capital in the context of natural capital accounting, illustrated with regard to two ecosystem services – carbon sequestration and air pollution removal – and a range of ecosystem types and land ownership in Scotland.

COVID-19 mortality and contemporaneous air pollution