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UID:https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/?post_type=event&p=52068
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<p>Cristobal will be discussing the paper <em>The Health Benefits of Solar Power Generation: Evidence from Chile</em>. </p>
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p>
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<p>Renewable energy can yield social benefits through local air quality improvements and their subsequent effects on human health. We estimate some of these benefits using the rapid adoption of large-scale solar power generation experienced by Chile over the last decade. Using daily variation in generation\, we find that solar energy (1) displaces fossil-fuelled generation\, primarily coal-fired generation\, and (2) curtails hospital admissions — particularly those due to upper and lower respiratory diseases. These effects are noted mostly in cities downwind of displaced fossil-fuelled generation plants\, and are present across all age groups. Our results document the existence of an additional channel through which renewable energy can increase social welfare.</p>
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<p>Please email <a href="mailto:gri.events@lse.ac.uk">gri.events@lse.ac.uk</a> with the name of the presenter in order to request the Zoom joining details for this workshop by by 5pm on Tuesday 23rd February 2021. </p>
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/cristobal-ruiz-tagle-grantham-workshop/
SUMMARY:The Health Benefits of Solar Power Generation: Evidence from Chile | Cristobal Ruiz-Tagle
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