Urban NO2-pollution and health outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Italy on the simulated benefits of the EU zero-emission-vehicles resolution

Daniele Bondonio, Paolo Chirico, Massimiliano Piacenza and Simone Robbiano

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 159, issue C

Abstract: The EU “Fit-For-55″ resolution provisions the banning of fossil-fuel-vehicle sales beyond 2035, sparking a heated debate due to its uncertain effectiveness in reducing CO2 emissions globally. Nevertheless, the EU shift towards zero-emission vehicles has the potential to decrease urban nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution that is closely linked to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and to increased mortality.

Keywords: Air-pollution; EU zero-emission-mobility policy; Urban areas; NO2 abatement; Health effects; Relative risk of mortality; Intertemporal statistical matching; Impact heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105376

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