Air quality benefits of achieving carbon neutrality in China

X Shi, Y Zheng, Y Lei, W Xue, G Yan, X Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 newly announced in China are expected to
substantially affect air quality. Here we project the pollutants emissions in China based on a …

A synergistic approach to air pollution control and carbon neutrality in China can avoid millions of premature deaths annually by 2060

J Cheng, D Tong, Y Liu, G Geng, SJ Davis, K He… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
China has made significant progress in alleviating air pollution since 2013, but the annual
mean fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) concentration remains six times higher than current …

Pathways of China's PM2.5 air quality 2015–2060 in the context of carbon neutrality

J Cheng, D Tong, Q Zhang, Y Liu, Y Lei… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Clean air policies in China have substantially reduced particulate matter (PM2. 5) air
pollution in recent years, primarily by curbing end-of-pipe emissions. However, reaching the …

[HTML][HTML] Synergetic roadmap of carbon neutrality and clean air for China

Q Zhang, Z Yin, X Lu, J Gong, Y Lei, B Cai, C Cai… - Environmental Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is well recognized that carbon dioxide and air pollutants share similar emission sources so
that synergetic policies on climate change mitigation and air pollution control can lead to …

[HTML][HTML] The 2022 report of synergetic roadmap on carbon neutrality and clean air for China: Accelerating transition in key sectors

Y Lei, Z Yin, X Lu, Q Zhang, J Gong, B Cai, C Cai… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
China is now confronting the intertwined challenges of air pollution and climate change.
Given the high synergies between air pollution abatement and climate change mitigation …

The quest for improved air quality may push China to continue its CO2 reduction beyond the Paris Commitment

J Xing, X Lu, S Wang, T Wang, D Ding… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
China is challenged with the simultaneous goals of improving air quality and mitigating
climate change. The “Beautiful China” strategy, launched by the Chinese government in …

Impacts of regional emission reduction and global climate change on air quality and temperature to attain carbon neutrality in China

B Xu, T Wang, D Ma, R Song, M Zhang, L Gao, S Li… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Future air quality and temperature are major concerns worldwide, especially in East Asia,
leading to carbon neutrality targets. China is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by …

Coordinated effects of energy transition on air pollution mitigation and CO2 emission control in China

R Yuan, Q Ma, Q Zhang, X Yuan, Q Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
China has made progress in energy transition to improve air quality, but still confronts
challenges including further ambient PM 2.5 reduction, O 3 pollution mitigation, and CO 2 …

China's efforts towards carbon neutrality: does energy-saving and emission-reduction policy mitigate carbon emissions?

T Xu, C Kang, H Zhang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
To achieve green and low-carbon development, the Chinese government has selected pilot
cities to implement the energy-saving and emission-reduction (ESER) policy in three …

[HTML][HTML] Cleaning the air, protecting the climate: Policy, legal and institutional nexus to reduce black carbon emissions in China

Y Yamineva, Z Liu - Environmental science & policy, 2019 - Elsevier
There are significant co-benefits to reducing black carbon emissions for air quality, human
health and the climate; yet the pollutant has not yet received sufficient policy attention in …