Negative health effects of carbon prices can outweigh the climate benefits in developing countries

Submitted by Meseret Birhan… on

Key Messages

  • With carbon pricing, households in most countries and regions have a tendency to change from fossil-based fuels to more traditional and polluting alternatives like firewood and charcoal.
  • Fossil fuel price hikes lead to substantial increases in indoor pollution concentrations in most countries and regions.
  • Despite compensation, local health costs of carbon pricing outweigh the global climate benefits in four out of six countries (Ghana, Honduras, India and Myanmar).
Carbon Pricing, Health