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Droughts Worsen Air Quality by Shifting Power Generation in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorEriksson, Mathilda
dc.contributor.authordel Valle, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorDe La Fuente, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-06T13:09:53Z
dc.date.available2024-05-06T13:09:53Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies how air quality around combustion power plants changes in response to hydrological droughts that affect hydropower generation. Using fixed-effect and post-double selection methods, the paper analyzes a unique plant-level panel of fine particulate matter concentrations and meteorological conditions spanning 20 years at monthly frequency. The findings show that, on average, hydrological droughts lead to 0.83 micrograms per cubic meter excess fine particulate matter, equivalent to a 5.3 percent increase from non-drought conditions. Counterfactual simulations for the region indicate that this excess fine particulate matter may have resulted in up to 10,000 premature deaths annually. Combining the estimates with climate, demographic, and policy projections, the paper also shows that this health burden will likely persist over the next four decades.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099200305032441685/IDU18158e2681ceeb14d7b1a4c119eb690ffe169
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10760
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41500
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10760
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectSDG 7
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectSDG 13
dc.subjectGOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
dc.subjectSDG 3
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.titleDroughts Worsen Air Quality by Shifting Power Generation in Latin America and the Caribbeanen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleDroughts Worsen Air Quality by Shifting Power Generation in Latin America and the Caribbean
okr.date.disclosure2024-05-06
okr.date.lastmodified2024-05-03T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099200305032441685/IDU18158e2681ceeb14d7b1a4c119eb690ffe169
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okr.identifier.docmidIDU-8158e268-ceeb-4d7b-a4c1-9eb690ffe169
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10760
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10760
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34313044
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34313044
okr.identifier.reportWPS10760
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099200305032441685/pdf/IDU18158e2681ceeb14d7b1a4c119eb690ffe169.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Mitigation,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Public Sector Management,Climate change,Adaptation,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Resources Development
okr.topicWater Resources::Drought Management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicEnvironment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Insurance
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
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