Application #1: Climate Change,
Human Health, and Mitigation
Nordhaus (p. 96): "The numbers in Table
3 are likely to overestimate the health
impacts because they do not take into
account technological improvements in
health along with rising incomes."
"A story of the dramatic growth in the use
of air conditioning in India pointed to the
growth of electricity demand and CO2
emissions resulting from powering the air
conditioners."
"At the same time, we should not forget
that air conditioning promotes human
welfare - it cools the homes of people in
the hot regions of rapidly growing
countries like India and China, making
them healthier and happier."
