Reducing air pollution saves billions of kroner

When discussing how expensive the green transition becomes for Danish society, it is important to consider more aspects than the investments needed.

Our results show that when looking solely at the saved health costs from the reduction in air pollution, society can save 10 to 20 billion Danish kroner per year.

Several Danish studies estimate the cost of transition to be approximately 13 to 26 billion Danish kroner a year from 2025 to the year when the transition is complete. These costs often do not include savings for society in terms of e.g., less air pollution.

Read the full analysis (Danish):

EML Notat nr. 1 “Husk Helbredsomkostningerne”

EML Team: Kenneth Karlsson and Ida Græsted

Zero Energy Buildings in Korea

The Korea New Green Deal highlights that a total of $15.3 billion is invested, in Zero Energy Public Buildings by 2025. The focus on Zero Energy Buildings has a specific target on schools including remodeling old school buildings. The aim is to make them energy-efficient and run on solar power.

In this study, the Energy Modeling Lab analyses the impacts of changing the energy supply in South Korea’s school buildings. The three focus areas are greenhouse gasses, air pollution, and health, and economic consequences.

Implementation date: March 2021 – May 2021

Contact person: Till ben Brahim