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 …

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 …

Air quality co-benefits of carbon pricing in China

M Li, D Zhang, CT Li, KM Mulvaney, NE Selin… - Nature Climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Climate policies targeting energy-related CO2 emissions, which act on a global scale over
long time horizons, can result in localized, near-term reductions in both air pollution and …

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 …

Co-benefits of mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions for future air quality and human health

JJ West, SJ Smith, RA Silva, V Naik, Y Zhang… - Nature climate …, 2013 - nature.com
Actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions often reduce co-emitted air pollutants,
bringing co-benefits for air quality and human health. Past studies,,,,, typically evaluated …

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 …

Role of climate goals and clean-air policies on reducing future air pollution deaths in China: a modelling study

Y Liu, D Tong, J Cheng, SJ Davis, S Yu… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Over 3 million people die every year from diseases caused by exposure to
outdoor PM 2· 5 air pollution, and more than a quarter of these premature deaths occur in …

[HTML][HTML] Co-benefits of carbon and pollution control policies on air quality and health till 2030 in China

J Yang, Y Zhao, J Cao, CP Nielsen - Environment international, 2021 - Elsevier
Facing the dual challenges of climate change and air pollution, China has made great efforts
to explore the co-control strategies for the both. We assessed the benefits of carbon and …

Carbon peak and its mitigation implications for China in the post-pandemic era

J Chen, C Xu, M Gao, D Li - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
China's carbon peak greatly impacts global climate targets. Limited studies have
comprehensively analyzed the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, changing emission …

Co-benefits of climate mitigation on air quality and human health in Asian countries

Y Xie, H Dai, X Xu, S Fujimori, T Hasegawa, K Yi… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change mitigation involves reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions, which is expensive, particularly under stringent mitigation targets. The co …