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Nordic emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollution impact the climate, the natural environment, public health and the wider economy. But there is still a lack of knowledge about how large the damage costs are and may become in the future, and the climate damage costs of air pollution are especially poorly known.
In this project, researchers from Anthesis AB, Menon Economics, and Syke will improve data and calculate future damage costs of Nordic emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollution for the five Nordic countries. We will report on central uncertainties and how these should be handled. The results will show the monetary value of low-emission scenarios, clarify which sectors today and in the future will have the greatest climate damage cost, and highlight potential economically compelling mitigation.
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Mikko Savolahti, senior research scientist, Finnish Environment Institute,
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Air Pollution group, Climate solutions unit
Niko Karvosenoja, senior scientist, group manager, Finnish Environment Institute
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Air Pollution group, Climate solutions unit