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Cleaner energy and health: household, local and global benefits
Energy is central to the very service systems that sustain human life and well-being such as transportation, buildings, materials, infrastructure, food, hygiene, thermal comfort, communications, and lighting. But how we choose to supply energy can also have negative consequences such as water scarcity, air pollution, and extreme weather related events. When we burn fossil fuels to produce energy, for example, greenhouse gas emissions trap heat in the lower atmosphere and affect the quality of environmental services, the global climate, and our health. This year in the United States alone, ...