SPICe Briefing 15/40 Good for climate, good for health

Publication Year

2015

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Looks at how policies for reducing emissions to meet the Climate Change (Scotland) Act of 2009 requirements can also provide opportunities to improve public health. Mainly focuses on three areas: transport, diet and home energy efficiency, and looks at what positive impacts they have on health issues including heart disease, respiratory illness, bowel cancer, mental health and wellbeing, obesity and inactivity.

Document History

Dated 21 July 2015.

Author

Finney, D.

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