Description: Das Projekt "ClimBHealth" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Klagenfurt, Institut für Soziale Ökologie durchgeführt. There is growing evidence that certain climate change mitigation measures might also reduce adverse health impacts or even promote health gains. Thus, health co-benefits could partly offset the costs of tackling climate change (Haines et al. 2009, Ganten et al. 2010, IAMP 2010). This is particularly important since the effects of mitigation policies take decades to manifest themselves due to the inertia of the climate system and are often widely dispersed worldwide. Consequently, a return on investment in terms of reduced climate impacts is difficult to be assessed and may only accrue to a very small extent to those who bear the costs. In contrast the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation can be realised more directly and often more quickly, thus making them more tangible and attractive to policy makers and the public. To address this issue our project focuses on two promising areas namely changes in urban mobility and diet in Austria. We ask what the overall climate and health co-benefits in these areas are, in both economic terms and in quantifiable terms beyond economics: emission reductions compared to Austrias national emission reports and health gains expressed in disability adjusted life years (DALYs) compared to the Austrian burden of disease. Thus, our proposed study integrates climate, health and economic effects to assess their combined efficiency of selected climate mitigation measures. This research question is at the forefront of science internationally (e.g. Shindell et al. 2012). The results are intended to increase political acceptance for the Austrian transition towards a low-carbon society regarding urban mobility and diet, since climate and health policy concerns are addressed simultaneously. Our results can foster social acceptance for necessary behavioural changes, since especially in these two areas they provide near time direct health rewards for the actor or actors local community. (abridged text)
Types:
SupportProgram
Origin: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT
Tags: Klagenfurt ? Bär ? Gesundheitsgefährdung ? Österreich ? Gesundheitliche Auswirkungen ? Kommune ? Anpassungsstrategie ? Kohlenstoffarme Gesellschaft ? Arbeitsschutz ? Emissionsminderung ? Investitionskosten ? Kommunalpolitik ? Schutzmaßnahme ? Sozialökologie ? Studie ? Allgemeine Gesundheit ? Volkswirtschaft ? Klimaschutz ? Klimapolitik ? Menschliche Gesundheit ? Klimafolgen ? Klimabericht ? Klimaanpassung ? Emissionsbericht ? DALY ? Urbaner Raum ? Klimawirkung ? Gesundheit ? Krankheit ? Finanzierung ? Gesundheitspolitik ? Verkehrsmobilität ? Urbane Mobilität ? Gesundheitsvorsorge ? Investition ? Ernährung ? Klima ? Klimasystem ? Klimawandel ? Wissen, Wissenschaft, Forschung, Informationsgewinnung ? Wechselwirkung ? Akzeptanz ?
License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0
Language: Deutsch
Time ranges: 2015-04-01 - 2016-03-31
Webseite zum Förderprojekt
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