Many of the policies needed to reduce transport emissions have the added benefits of tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions".
The studies, three of them coauthored by Smith and one coauthored by Jerrett, used case studies to demonstrate the co-benefits of tackling climate change in four sectors: electricity generation, household energy use, transportation, and food and agriculture.
In a statement issued today to the media, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius thanked the international research team for bringing the world's attention to the co-benefits of tackling climate change.
Tesco is not alone in seeing the business benefits of tackling food waste and in finding solutions (eg through packaging innovation or improving the clarity of food date labels), and we hope more will follow.
It's only when people can see and feel the difference to their commute that they will really appreciate the benefits of tackling air pollution and getting out of their car.
In a nutshell, if you don't place a value on reducing air pollution, reducing the risk of flooding, avoiding sea level rises or any other benefits of tackling climate change, then you are never going to conclude that interventions to tackle these things are beneficial.
It is assessing the scale of mental health problems and identifying good practice nationally and internationally in areas such as suicide prevention, with the aim of driving through reforms to the way public services are delivered based on sound evidence of the costs of mental illness and the benefits of tackling it.
The chancellor, who has spent weeks embroiled in negotiations with ministers facing departmental budget cuts of up to 40%, stressed the future benefits of tackling the deficit.
The benefits of tackling these inter-connected challenges jointly are obvious.
They are innovating to take advantage of the economic benefits of tackling climate change and are no longer waiting for national policies to catch up.
