Our study explores where to build wind and solar energy in the U.S. to curb climate change faster and make people healthier. The Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic regions are the best places because they are home to dirty fossil fuel plants and/or more people living downwind from them. But that’s not all: In many cases, the health and climate benefits are greater than the financial costs of installing wind or solar. Lead researcher Jonathan Buonocore discusses the study’s findings.

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The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) increases public awareness of the health impacts of climate change and uses science to make it personal, actionable, and urgent. Led by former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Co-director Dr. Aaron Bernstein, the Center leverages Harvard’s cutting-edge research to inform policies, technologies, and products that reduce air pollution and other causes of climate change.