Air quality improvement co-benefits of low-carbon pathways toward well below the 2 C climate target in China

N Li, W Chen, P Rafaj, G Kiesewetter… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
This research links the Integrated MARKAL-EFOM system model of China (China TIMES)
and the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies model (GAINS) to …

Carbon dioxide mitigation co-effect analysis of clean air policies: lessons and perspectives in China's Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region

M Xu, Z Qin, S Zhang - Environmental Research Letters, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In 2018, the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) area launched the Blue Sky Protection
Campaign (BSPC) to control atmospheric pollution. CO 2 emissions could be significantly …

Co-benefits of deep carbon reduction on air quality and health improvement in Sichuan Province of China

S Zhang, Y Wu, X Liu, J Qian, J Chen… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Facing the dual challenges of air pollution and climate change, China has set ambitious
goals and made decisive efforts to reduce its carbon emission and win the 'Battle for Blue …

Air quality benefit of China's mitigation target to peak its emission by 2030

X Yang, F Teng - Climate Policy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In 2015, China committed to reducing its emission intensity per unit of gross domestic
product by 60–65% from its 2005 rate and to peak its carbon emission by 2030. Problems …

Substantial air quality and climate co-benefits achievable now with sectoral mitigation strategies in China

W Peng, J Yang, F Wagner, DL Mauzerall - Science of The Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
China is the world's top carbon emitter and suffers from severe air pollution. We examine
near-term air quality and CO 2 co-benefits of various current sector-based policies in China …

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 …

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 …

Co-benefits of CO2 emission reduction from China's clean air actions between 2013-2020

Q Shi, B Zheng, Y Zheng, D Tong, Y Liu, H Ma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change mitigation measures can yield substantial air quality improvements while
emerging clean air measures in developing countries can also lead to CO2 emission …

Pursuing air pollutant co-benefits of CO2 mitigation in China: a provincial leveled analysis

H Dong, H Dai, L Dong, T Fujita, Y Geng, Z Klimont… - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
With fast economic development, industrialization and urbanization, China faces increasing
pressures on carbon emission reduction, and especially on air pollutants (SO 2, NOx, PM) …

How well have China's recent five-year plans been implemented for energy conservation and air pollution control?

XQ Mao, J Zhou, G Corsetti - Environmental science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
This study evaluates how well China's 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans have been
implemented in terms of energy conservation and air pollution control and deconstructs the …