Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security

A research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates emission control measures for tropospheric ozone and black carbon to mitigate near-term climate change while improving public health and food security.

• The authors analyzed approximately 400 emission control measures and identified 14 specific measures targeting black carbon (BC) and methane emissions that could lower projected global mean warming by about 0.5°C by the year 2050.
• Implementing these measures is projected to prevent between 0.7 and 4.7 million premature deaths annually from outdoor air pollution and increase annual crop yields by 30 to 135 million metric tons from 2030 onwards due to the reduction of ozone.
• The economic benefits of reducing methane emissions are estimated at USD 700 to USD 5,000 per metric ton, significantly exceeding the typical marginal abatement costs, which are less than USD 250.
• Combining these short-term pollutant controls with carbon dioxide reduction measures substantially lowers the risk of exceeding the 2°C warming threshold.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2012). Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security. https://www.sei.org/publications/simultaneously-mitigating-near-term-climate-change-and-improving-human-health-and-food-security/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security. 2012. https://www.sei.org/publications/simultaneously-mitigating-near-term-climate-change-and-improving-human-health-and-food-security/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2012simultaneously, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/simultaneously-mitigating-near-term-climate-change-and-improving-human-health-and-food-security/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }