China's past economic growth has substantially relied on fossil fuels, causing serious air
pollution issues. Decoupling economic growth and pollution has become the focus in …

Executive summary Far-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural
systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly …

The present study attempts to explore and compare the seasonal variability in chemical
composition and contributions of different sources of fine and coarse fractions of aerosols …

The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …

Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is a global biodiversity hotspot with notoriously high rates of
native vegetation suppression and wildfires over the past three decades. As a result, climate …

Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

To reduce greenhouse emissions, the utilization of biomass is a proficient path for producing
power and its impact on accumulative carbon footprint. Generation of power using biomass …

East Asia is a major dust source in the world. Mineral dusts in the atmosphere and their
interactions with clouds and precipitation have great impacts on regional climate in Asia …

Climate change and air pollution are critical environmental issues both in the here and now
and for the coming decades. A recent OECD report found that unless action is taken, air …

Tremendous efforts have been made to reduce the severe air pollution in China since 2013.
However, the annual and peak fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) concentrations during severe …