Claih

Claih is a research project coordinated by KTL. The duration is 2009-2012. The main topics include:

• Topic: health impacts in Finland in 2030 under different climate change, energy use and building structure scenarios
• Climate change scenarios: IPCC scenarios
  • A2 (heterogeneous world, rising population, slow technological change),
  • A1B (rapid growth of population and economy, advent on new and more efficient technologies, balanced use of fossil and renewable energy sources)
  • B1 (rapid development towards environmentally friendly technologies)
• Energy production scenarios:
  • small scale wood combustion
  • district heating with alternative fuel options
• Energy saving scenarios: energy efficiency of housing (heating, ventilation, heat recovery, insulation)
• Exposures and health impacts included:
  • long-term exposure to PM2.5 and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, effect of SES
  • long-term exposure to PM2.5 and asthma incidence
  • short term exposure to ozone and T extremes and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality and morbidity
  • housing characteristics (dampness and mould, fireplace combustion, ETS, air exchange) and development of asthma and allergies and occurrence or respiratory infections, effect of SES
• Connections to mega case study:
  • HIA model and cost functions for several climate change and mitigation scenarios in Finland
  • ERFs for PM2.5, ozone, T in Finland
  • Information on health impacts of housing characteristics relevant to climate change and its mitigation

See also

• CLAIH assessment
• Bioher
• IA on carbon trade and its city-level impacts