Study finds tough climate policies could save 150 million lives

A new study finds that tougher policies to limit greenhouse gases that cause climate change could save 150 million lives worldwide, due to the overlooked co-benefit of conventional pollution reductions that cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The study, published March 19 in the journal Nature Climate Change and first reported by the Washington Post , finds that in addition to preserving Arctic sea ice and reducing sea-level rise, lowering industrial GHGs to near zero by the end of...