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Table 2 Projected NO x emission totals under the three RCPs and the percentage of the present-day (2007–11) emission totals for UK-only emissions that each one relates to

From: Quantifying the impact of current and future concentrations of air pollutants on respiratory disease risk in England

RCP

Total emissions

% of present-day

Number of reduced

 

(kg/s)

 

admissions \(\hat {n}\)

2.6

21.46

69.23

10,478 (15,435, 4,367)

6.0

23.25

75.02

8,659 (12,740, 3,615)

8.5

13.22

42.66

14,661 (21,546, 6,128)

  1. The total present-day NO x emissions are 30.99 kg/s. Also presented are the estimated reductions in respiratory admissions per year and 95% credible intervals in brackets