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Municipal governments, often in collaboration with utilities, have implemented a range of energy efficiency programs to encourage homeowners and businesses to adopt energy efficiency upgrades. Energy efficienc...
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Open AccessHousehold air pollution from solid fuel use as a dose-dependent risk factor for cognitive impairment in northern China
The relationship between exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use and cognition remains poorly understood. Among 401 older adults in peri-urban northern China enrolled in the INTERMAP-Chin...
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Household transitions to clean energy in a multiprovincial cohort study in China
Household solid-fuel (biomass, coal) burning contributes to climate change and is a leading health risk factor. How and why households stop using solid-fuel stoves after adopting clean fuels has not been studi...
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An evaluation of air quality, home heating and well-being under Bei**g’s programme to eliminate household coal use
To mitigate health and environmental effects from coal-based home heating, the Bei**g Municipality has implemented a programme in 3,700 villages that subsidizes electric heat pumps and electricity, and bans c...
