Mitigating health effects of climate changes: challenges and

opportunities Paulo Saldiva

Faculty of Medicine – University of São Paulo pepino@usp.br

Fajersztajn L, Veras M, Barrozo LV, Saldiva P. Nat Rev Cancer. 2013 Sep;13(9):674-8.

A comparison of PM10 levels and CO2 emissions in 2010 by country. Data from the World Bank

2010 data , source: the World Bank

Energetic inefficiency index : 2010 data , source: the World Bank Human Development Index (HDI): 2012 data, source : United Nations Development Program UNDP

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

North America

Europe & Central Asia

East Asia & Pacific

Latin Ameican & Caribbean

Arab World

Sub-Saharan

Midlle Esat & North Africa

PM10/CO2 equivalent per capita

Science

Economy

Polítics

Economy

Politics

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São Paulo – 28 µg/m3

ug/m3 %

Fator 1 2.43 8.58 Solo Fator 2 7.01 24.72 Óleo Fator 3 3.87 13.66 Leve Fator 4 10.90 38.45 Pesado

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1,04

1,06

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