External health costs caused by air pollution in Switzerland

March 3, 2004
Where road traffic is concerned, health costs related to air pollution run to some 1,525 million CHF yearly, of which 57% or 871 million CHF are caused by passenger transport, while the remaining 43% are caused by freight transport. The corresponding figure for rail traffic is 100 million CHF. Overall air pollution caused by transport, industry, commerce, households, agriculture and forestry results in costs of 4,204 million CHF. This figure corresponds to 628 CHF per capita, or, compared to the gross domestic product, it is in the order of magnitude of 1.1%.

Project team

Jürg Heldstab Associate Partner
juerg.heldstab@infras.ch Email
Bettina Schäppi Associate Partner
bettina.schaeppi@infras.ch Email

Duration

2003 - 2005

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Bettina Schäppi Associate Partner
bettina.schaeppi@infras.ch Email