How millions of lives can be saved if the US acts now on climate

Using the Climate Impact Lab's Lives Saved Calculator and Rhodium Group's data on US state greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy, The Guardian has published an interactive map that shows the number of lives that could be saved around the world from climate action by states.

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“Each additional ton of carbon has these global impacts – there is a tangible difference in terms of death rates,” said Hannah Hess, associate director at the research group Rhodium, which is part of the Climate Impact Lab consortium that conducted the study. “There’s a sense of frustration over the lack of progress at the national level on climate but every action at state or local level makes a difference in terms of lives.”