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The Economic Benefits of Air Quality Improvements in Arctic Council Countries

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The Arctic is a vital region that helps preserve the balance of the global climate. The Arctic environment is particularly sensitive to short-lived climate pollutants, including black carbon, due to their strong warming effect. With ambitious policy action to reduce air pollutants, Arctic Council countries would obtain a positive effect on health and the environment throughout their territory, while also helping to slow down climate change by reducing emissions of black carbon. This report calls for ambitious policy action to reduce air pollution in Arctic Council countries, highlighting the environmental, health, and economic benefits from policy action.

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Air quality improvements and health benefits of air pollution policies

This chapter presents the projected emissions and concentrations of air pollutants in Arctic Council countries to 2050 under two scenarios: the baseline Current Legislation scenario (CLE) and a policy scenario reflecting the Maximum Technically Feasible Reduction in emissions of air pollutants in Arctic Council countries (MTFR-AC). The chapter begins by outlining the projections for the key air pollutants: sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, black carbon, organic carbon, carbon monoxide, non-methane volatile organic compounds and ammonia. It then looks at projections for fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone concentrations. Finally, the chapter quantifies projections of the health impacts of the scenarios in terms of morbidity and mortality reductions, highlighting the benefits of policy-induced technical changes for air quality and human health.

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