ENVIRONMENT

Renewables not the pollution panacea

LOGIC suggests that burning fossil fuels contributes significantly to air pollution, greenhouse gases and health problems so switching to renewables is likely to reduce pollution and improve health. However, the reality may be more complicated because this only focuses on the benefits of renewables and assumes there are no adverse health consequences arising from their use.

Renewables may bring their own problems.

Renewables may bring their own problems.

University of NSW's Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Professor Guy Marks said people who believed climate change should be tackled by moving away from traditional fossil fuels and towards renewable...

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