Fossil fuel subsidies and health

Fossil fuel subsidies and health.

In calling for a switch of fossil fuel subsidies to funding of universal health coverage, Vinay Gupta and colleagues (June, 2015) miss two health-relevant issues: all fossil fuels are not the same and all subsidies are not the same. Liquefi ed petroleum gas (LPG) has major, direct health advantages in household cooking in countries of low and middle income, its primary use. Indeed, the Global B...

Recycling fuel subsidies as health subsidies.

Long‐term climate policy implications of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies

It is often argued that fossil fuel subsidies hamper the transition towards a sustainable energy supply as they incentivize wasteful consumption. We assess implications of a subsidy phase‐ out for the mitigation of climate change and the low‐carbon transformation of the energy system, using the global energy–economy model REMIND. We compare our results with those obtained by the International E...

Fossil Fuel and Food Security

The health effects of fossil fuel derived particles.

Over the past 10 years there has been increasing evidence that particles generated by the combustion of fossil fuels adversely affect health. To what extent should paediatricians be concerned about particle pollution? This review assesses what we know, and what we still need to know about the health effects of fossil fuel particles.