Climate change is a major public health concern due to more frequent and severe wildfires, heat waves, and drought that elevate health risks. While there is an array of literature on specific climate impacts, the cumulative health impact of combined climate stressors (i.e., heat, air pollution, wildfires) are under-examined. Since California includes areas that are impacted by different climate stressors, it will be important to conduct the study in multiple regions of the state. The goal for this project is to understand cumulative impact of combined climate stressors (i.e., heat, air pollution, wildfires, drought) in regional contexts alongside environmental justice, racial equity, and social vulnerability factors. Furthermore, this project will attempt to quantify and if possible, monetize the cumulative health impacts of multiple climate change stressors. CARB is requesting a multidisciplinary team consisting of researchers with exposure, health, and racial equity expertise and skills to design a study that not only fulfills the research goals but also incorporates a racial equity assessment lens. The characterization of the dominant climate stressors and the information on health effects from interactions of climate impacts in different California regions will expand CARB’s ability to analyze health effects of actions to reduce greenhouse gases, particularly in vulnerable communities. This study will provide additonal information beyond, for example, the health appendix included in CARB’s 2022 Scoping Plan. CARB expects the study will help inform CARB’s programs and policies on the need for health and equity benefits in the face of multiple, and increasingly co-occurring, climate change stressors.
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