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People's Unequal Exposure to Air Pollution: Evidence for the World's Coal-Fired Power Plants

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dc.contributor.authorDu, Xinming
dc.contributor.authorRentschler, Jun
dc.contributor.authorRuss, Jason
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T19:29:31Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T19:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-13
dc.description.abstractThe world's over 3,800 coal-fired power plants are sources of substantial emissions of toxic air pollutants. This study explores people's unequal exposure to air pollution from these coal plants. It simulates the wind dispersion of pollutants originating from each coal power plant using the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory Model (HYSPLIT) with Gaussian dispersion. The study generates three-dimensional pollution trajectories and provide a global map of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particle pollution from coal plants and their contributions to overall pollution levels. The study estimates that 2.3 billion people globally are exposed to SO2 and particle pollution from coal plants; 247.5 million of them are exposed to transboundary pollution from foreign coal plants. The findings show that pollution increases with income levels, though at a diminishing rate at high income levels. In the proximity of coal power plants, downwind areas are associated with higher pollution and lower income levels compared to areas upwind. These findings are consistent with strategic location choices that cause or reinforce environmental injustices associated with air pollution.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716004102326162/IDU02de5b4080036704f710a4430c961acc77e3a
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10400
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39688
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10400
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectCOAL POWER
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectTOXIC COAL POLLUTION
dc.subjectNITROGEN OXIDE POLLUTION MAP
dc.subjectSULFUR DIOXIDE MAP
dc.titlePeople's Unequal Exposure to Air Pollutionen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence for the World's Coal-Fired Power Plantsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titlePeople's Unequal Exposure to Air Pollution: Evidence for the World's Coal-Fired Power Plants
okr.date.disclosure2023-04-10
okr.date.lastmodified2023-04-10T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716004102326162/IDU02de5b4080036704f710a4430c961acc77e3a
okr.guid099716004102326162
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-2de5b408-0367-4f71-a443-c961acc77e3a
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10400
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34038702
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34038702
okr.identifier.reportWPS10400
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716004102326162/pdf/IDU02de5b4080036704f710a4430c961acc77e3a.pdfen
okr.topicEnvironment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topicEnergy::Coal and Lignite
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.unitGGSVP Chief Economist (GGSCE)
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