A whole-economy model of the health co-benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the UK

BackgroundThe UK Government has set specific targets for greenhouse gas emissions to lower the risk of dangerous climate change. Previous research has shown that important health co-benefits could result from strategies targeting the domains of transport, built environment, and agriculture. This study assesses the full general equilibrium economy-wide macroeconomic effects of health co-benefits from three similar UK strategies to meet locally specific 2030 greenhouse gas emission targets.