Sentences with phrase «impacts of poor air quality»

There is also ample scope for reforming tax systems to deal much more effectively with broader environmental and related problems that can be a significant drag on economic growth, such as the health and productivity impacts of poor air quality, and severe congestion of major urban centers.

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This style of house leads to poor air quality and higher emissions of ammonia, which has several harmful effects, including negative impacts on aquatic species and crops.

Intense heat can have a serious impact on human health, and — thanks to the climate crisis — days of extremely high temperatures and poor air quality are only becoming more frequent.

Poor air quality, blood - red sunsets and mountains swallowed by smoke are just a handful of the impacts of wildfires roaring in British Columbia.

Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth... We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.