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"Climate action would save lives—and money. That’s because fossil fuel
pollution takes an enormous toll on health and the economy. In the U.S. alone,
the health costs of air pollution and climate change already far exceed $800
billion per year. According to the World Health Organization, the value of the
health benefits of meeting the Paris Agreement goals outweighs the costs.
That’s the global picture. In our communities, the actions needed to prevent
and prepare for climate change can give us more of things we already want and
less of things that are hurting us.
Greening our cities — with tree-lined streets, parks, green roofs, rain
gardens, and restored wetlands – tackles many problems at once. Shade trees
help keep homes cool in heat waves while lowering energy bills and greenhouse
gas emissions. Green space and wetlands prevent flooding by soaking up and
slowing down water. Caring for those trees and wetlands provide good jobs that
can’t be outsourced.
Cities can also multisolve by creating low-carbon ways for people to get
around, like protected cycle lanes that are safe for children and clean buses
that don’t produce air pollution. Building and driving those buses creates more
jobs.
So too for clean energy, like wind and solar. More jobs, and less air
pollution. If that clean energy flows to homes that are highly energy
efficient, the people who live in them have lower energy bills and more of
their paychecks left for food, medicine, and education. If the power goes out
in a heat wave or a storm, those well-insulated houses will stay comfortable
for longer."
Via
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
