Reading Time: 3 minutes A Canada-wide phase-out of coal power would prevent more than 1,000 premature deaths, 900 hospitalizations and $5 billion in health costs
Author: Kim Perrotta
Kim Perrotta is Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE).
She has a master’s degree in health science and more than 30 years of experience working on environmental issues from a health perspective for organizations such as Toronto Public Health, the Ontario Public Health Association and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.