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Understanding Linkages between the Power Sector, Air Quality, and Human Health.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Understanding Linkages between the Power Sector, Air Quality, and Human Health./
Author:	Abel, David W.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2019,
Description:	234 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-10, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International80-10B.
Subject:	Atmospheric sciences. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=13425666
ISBN:	9781392019078

Understanding Linkages between the Power Sector, Air Quality, and Human Health.
Abel, David W.

Understanding Linkages between the Power Sector, Air Quality, and Human Health. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019 - 234 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-10, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2019.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

The tools, policies and strategies used to address air quality, climate, and energy have often been developed without consideration of interdependencies, thus limiting opportunities to assess multiple objectives. In this dissertation, interdisciplinary methods and tools from energy science, atmospheric science, and public health are utilized to answer cross-cutting questions regarding the co-management of air and climate through energy decision-making. The first section of this dissertation examines the link between rising temperatures and power-sector emissions. Electricity demand rises with temperature, driven by increased cooling demand. We quantify the historical relationship between ambient temperature and power sector emissions in the Eastern U.S., finding approximately 3.5%/°C increases in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX), and sulfur dioxide (SO 2). Then we perform an interdisciplinary modeling assessment of the impact of rising temperatures on mid-century air conditioning, electricity demand, air pollution, and associated health impacts. We find nearly 1,000 deaths annually in the Eastern U.S. by mid-century associated with pollution driven by increased air conditioning. The second section of this dissertation examines clean energy solutions to both the air and climate. Solar energy and energy efficiency are considered as potential strategies for the U.S. An integrated assessment of energy policy options is analyzed for the Republic of South Africa. In these studies, we find 17% solar energy in the Eastern U.S. can reduce fine particulate (PM 2.5) concentrations by nearly 5%. We find 15% energy efficiency can reduce ozone (O3) and PM2.5 concentrations by approximately 1% nationwide while significantly improving efforts to meet ambient air standards in many U.S. counties. In a comparative analysis for South Africa, we find end-of-pipe controls are cost-effective at limiting pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and some renewable energy subsidies are also cost-effective. This work highlights the importance of considering air quality and climate co-benefits in solutions-oriented energy research.

ISBN: 9781392019078Subjects--Topical Terms:

3168354
Atmospheric sciences.

Understanding Linkages between the Power Sector, Air Quality, and Human Health.
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