‘US$339bil can be saved and 94,000 deaths avoided with climate policies’

BEIJING: China could avoid nearly 94,000 premature deaths and save a whopping US$339bil (RM1.3 trillion) in health costs over the next 12 years by honouring its carbon reduction commitments under the Paris climate accord, a study showed.

The country has pledged to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 at the latest and to cut carbon emissions per unit of economic output (GDP) by 60-65% compared to 2005 levels.