Tags : Pollution and public health

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How climate change and extreme weather affect mental health, and what we can do
Prof. Kevin TAM Kim-Pong, SOSC, shared his insights in an article discussing the impact of extreme weather on mental health, exploring the relationships between people and their surroundings and seeking ways for improvement. He stated that extreme weather events cause stress directly by threatening survival or ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2025/how-climate-change
Climate change anxiety in China
Climate change anxiety, marked by negative feelings and significant impairments in functioning, is observed among one fifth to one third of respondents in Chinese research samples. Climate change anxiety may lead to the development of broader mental health issues, such as depression and generalized anxiety. Some ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/climate-change-anxiety-in-china-tam-chan-tlb84
Straw Burning, PM2.5 and Death: Evidence from China
Agricultural straw burning significantly increases air pollution and cardiorespiratory mortality. A 10 µg/m3 increase in PM₂.₅ increases monthly mortality by 3.25%. Middle-aged and old people are particularly vulnerable to straw-burning pollution. Subsidizing straw recycling can bring about significant ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/he-liu-zhou-straw-burning-pm2.5-death-china-tlb51
Citizen Participation and Government Accountability: National-Scale Experimental Evidence from Pollution Appeals in China
Abstract This paper reports a national-scale field experiment about how citizen participation affects the enforcement of pollution standards in China. Using data publicized by the country’s Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS), we identify in real-time firms that violate national emission standards and ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2021/he-citizen-participation-government-accountability
Straw Burning, PM2.5 and Death: Evidence from China
This study uses satellite data to detect agricultural straw burnings and estimates its impact on air pollution and health in China. We find that straw burning increases particulate matter pollution and causes people to die from cardio-respiratory diseases. Middle-aged and old people in rural areas are particularly ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/iems-working-papers/he-strawpburning-pm-death-china-wp66
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