Urban nature is critical to addressing sustainability challenges. Three concepts capture the
core of this field: Urban Ecosystem Services (UES, benefits humans derived from urban …

Air pollution is a global health problem, especially in the context of rapid economic
development and the expansion of urbanization. Herein, we discuss the harmful effects of …

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 …

Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

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 …

Background Long-term exposure to ambient and household particulate matter (PM2. 5)
causes death and health loss, and both are the leading risk factor to global disease burden …

China today has an urgent need to develop low-carbon policies that also address local air
pollution. This study uses a difference-in-differences model to estimate the extent to which …

Estimating the health burden of air pollution against the background of population aging is of
great significance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3.9 which aims to …

Ammonia (NH3) plays a vital role in the formation of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5). Prior
studies have primarily focused on the control of agricultural NH3 emissions, the dominant …

As part of China's committed efforts to alleviate and control air pollution in key regions, the
Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) was implemented in 2013 and a …