Climate action and clean cooking are vital for sustaining air pollution-related health benefits

Eartha Weber; Vassilus Daioglou; Laszlo Vreedenburgh; Jonathan Doelman; George Downward; Maria Gabriela Matias de Pinho; Detlef van Vuuren

doi:10.1038/s41893-025-01680-z

Climate action and clean cooking are vital for sustaining air pollution-related health benefits

Eartha Weber^*
, Vassilus Daioglou
, Laszlo Vreedenburgh
, Jonathan Doelman
, George Downward
, Maria Gabriela Matias de Pinho
, Detlef van Vuuren

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Global climate mitigation and clean cooking fuel use improves air quality and cardiopulmonary health for the majority of the world’s population. Co-implementation of strategies addressing both outdoor and household air pollution offers greater and sustained long-term health benefits.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Sustainability
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01680-z
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 14 Nov 2025

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We acknowledge M. ten Berge for her guidance with formulating this Policy Brief. This project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the Horizon Europe program (PICASSO project; grant agreement ID 819566).

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HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme	ID 819566

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Climate action and clean cooking are vital for sustaining air pollution-related health benefits

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