Michael Greenstone
United StatesacademicMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.02%Michael Greenstone is an esteemed economics professor at the University of Chicago and a co-founder of the Air Quality Life Index. His research focuses on the impact of air pollution on public health, emphasizing that particulate matter poses the greatest external threat to human health. Recently, he highlighted alarming trends in air quality due to increased wildfires in Canada and the U.S., which have significantly worsened the concentration of harmful particulates in the atmosphere.
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Michael Greenstone is a report author, co-founder of the Climate Impact Lab and an economics professor at the University of Chicago.
Super El Niño could cause 450,000 heat deaths by FebruaryUnited States· 2026-09-24
Michael Greenstone emphasized that the report provides policymakers with the keys to target areas where emergency measures must be taken immediately to save tens of thousands of lives.
Phénomène El Niño : Une vague de chaleur extrême pourrait causer jusqu'à 451 000 décès supplémentaires dans le monde
Tunisia· 2026-09-23Prof Michael Greenstone, co-founder of the Climate Impact Lab and at the University of Chicago, co-authored the report on heat deaths due to El Niño.
Additional heat from El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-09-23
Prof Michael Greenstone, co-founder of the Climate Impact Lab and at the University of Chicago, co-authored the report on the projected deaths due to El Niño.
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months | El Niño southern oscillation
United Kingdom· 2026-09-23Michael Greenstone is a professor and chief economic advisor who worked with Esther Duflo on a climate initiative.
COP-30 tem tentativa de invasão e crítica de governador da Califórnia a Trump
Liechtenstein· 2025-11-12
Michael Greenstone, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, emphasizes the severe threat of particulate matter to human health.
研究：美加空氣污染惡化 山火抵銷數十年改善 (20:03) - 20250828 - 國際 - 即時新聞
Hong Kong· 2025-08-28