Abstract

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change has the potential to improve air quality and human health by encouraging the electrification of transportation and a transition from coal to sustainable energy. There will be human health benefits from reducing combustion emissions in all parts of the world. Solar powered charging infrastructure for electric vehicles adds renewable energy to generate electricity, shaded parking, and a needed charging infrastructure for electric vehicles that will reduce range anxiety. The costs of wind power, solar panels, and batteries are falling because of technological progress, magnitude of commercial activity, production experience, and competition associated with new trillion dollar markets. These energy and transportation transitions can have a very positive impact on health. The energy, transportation, air quality, climate change, health nexus may benefit from additional progress in developing solar powered charging infrastructure.

Highlights

  • The Paris Agreement on Climate Change of December 2015 [1] has the potential to benefit all people

  • The transitions to generate all electricity without carbon emissions and to electrify transportation will take many years and cost trillions of dollars; these changes are central to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and reducing the impacts of climate change on human health

  • In Arizona, there are many locations with solar panels and shaded parking where there are no electric vehicles (EVs) charging stations because they were installed before EVs were popular and shade is very beneficial on hot days

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Summary

Introduction

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change of December 2015 [1] has the potential to benefit all people At this conference, the United Nations prioritized several goals, including reducing carbon emissions, which are critical to maintaining healthy populations and ecosystems. The United Nations prioritized several goals, including reducing carbon emissions, which are critical to maintaining healthy populations and ecosystems If these goals can be accomplished quickly, the rates of change of the anthropogenic effects such as global warming, rising sea levels, and acidification of oceans can be lessened. To make transportation truly combustion free in order to decrease air pollution and improve human health, vehicles will need to transition to electric power fueled by emission free renewable energy. Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants are directly connected because carbon dioxide and air pollutants such as PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides are produced by combustion of motor fuels, coal, and other substances

AIMS Public Health
Energy and Air Quality
Economic Aspects
Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
Electric Buses
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