Paul Wilkinson, Kirk R Smith, Michael Davies, Heather Adair, Ben G Armstrong, Mark Barrett, Nigel Bruce, Andy Haines, Ian Hamilton,Tadj Oreszczyn, Ian Ridley, Cathryn Tonne, Zaid Chalabi. "Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: household energy." Lancet (2009) 374: 1917-29, http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.mnsu.edu/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6T1B-4XSTPDR-5-2&_cdi=4886&_user=1822432&_pii=S014067360961713X&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_coverDate=12%2F11%2F2009&_sk=996250294&wchp=dGLzVtz-zSkzk&md5=f3749adb67a3f7eea9600594af1e7870&ie=/sdarticle.pdf.
The article compares the health effects from carbon dioxide emissions from households in India (low economic conditions) and United Kingdom (higher economic conditions). In both instances, evidence is produced showing how deaths are occurring because of household carbon dioxide emissions. In India, cookstoves are the main contributor and in the UK, heating the house used 56% of the energy contributing to indoor and outdoor CO2 emissions. The authors explain further the direct link between CO2 emissions and increased cases of respiratory disease, pulmonary disease, and heart disease. The research shows that household energy interventions have benefits for climate and health. In the UK, households contribute 26% of CO2 emissions which makes intervention a practical solution to reducing these toxic emissions.
This article contributes good statistical information and research for my research question. Rather than focus on the dependence on fossil fuels and costs, this article focuses on the direct link between household CO2 emissions and health consequences. This is a great source of information supporting my research question.
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