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 …

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 …

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 …

A systematic assessment of city-level climate change mitigation and air quality improvement in China

L Zhang, P Wu, M Niu, Y Zheng, J Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
China is facing dual challenges of air pollution and climate change. By using city-level data,
we comprehensively assessed air quality and CO 2 emission changes from 2015 to 2019 for …

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) …

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 …

Air pollution reduction and climate co-benefits in China's industries

H Qian, S Xu, J Cao, F Ren, W Wei, J Meng… - Nature Sustainability, 2021 - nature.com
Air pollution reduction policies can simultaneously mitigate CO2 emissions in the industrial
sector, but the extent of these co-benefits is understudied. We analyse the potential co …

Win–win strategies to promote air pollutant control policies and non-fossil energy target regulation in China

L Wang, PL Patel, S Yu, B Liu, J McLeod, LE Clarke… - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of energy consumption in China has led to increased emissions of air
pollutants. As a response, in its 12th Five Year Plan the Chinese government proposed …

Air quality and health co-benefits of China's carbon dioxide emissions peaking before 2030

R Tang, J Zhao, Y Liu, X Huang, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent evidence shows that carbon emissions in China are likely to peak ahead of 2030.
However, the social and economic impacts of such an early carbon peak have rarely been …