How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Fuel Rules
- 02 / Physical change
Less smoke from homes
- 03 / Possible outcome
Reduced exposure
The choices on domestic fuels change the air the entire neighborhood breathes.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
Evaluations of the bituminous coal ban in Dublin document a reduction in smoking. The 2013 reanalysis distinguishes respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes and total mortality.
Putting the choices into practice
Fuel
The challengeHigh smoke
The responseLower-emission alternatives
Support
The challengeCosts on fragile families
The responseAccessible transition
Indicator
The challengeA single health outcome
The responseSeparate outcomes and uncertainty
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
The reanalysis does not find a statistically significant drop in total mortality. The different ratings should not be reduced to a single percentage.
Other possible benefits
Heated homes with less impact on shared air.
Research and local documents
- Local document and reported findingDockery et al., 2013 · Effect of Air Pollution Control on Mortality and Hospital Admissions in Ireland ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
