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Pathways of China's PM2.5 air quality 2015–2060 in the context of carbon neutrality
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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 level of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines may instead depend upon the air quality co-benefits of ambitious climate action. Here, we assess pathways of Chinese PM2.5 air quality from 2015 to 2060 under a combination of scenarios that link global and Chinese climate mitigation pathways (i.e. global 2°C- and 1.5°C-pathways, National Determined Contributions (NDC) pledges and carbon neutrality goals) to local clean air policies. We find that China can achieve both its near-term climate goals (peak emissions) and PM2.5 air quality annual standard (35 μg/m3) by 2030 by fulfilling its NDC pledges and continuing air pollution control policies. However, the benefits of end-of-pipe control reductions are mostly exhausted by 2030, and reducing PM2.5 exposure of the majority of the Chinese population to below 10 μg/m3 by 2060 will likely require more ambitious climate mitigation efforts such as China's carbon neutrality goals and global 1.5°C-pathways. Our results thus highlight that China's carbon neutrality goals will play a critical role in reducing air pollution exposure to the level of the WHO guidelines and protecting public health.
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- Cheng, J., Tong, D., Zhang, Q., Liu, Y., Lei, Y., Yan, G., Yan, L., Yu, S., Cui, R. Y., Clarke, L., Geng, G., Zheng, B., Zhang, X., Davis, S. J., & He, K.
- Venue
- National Science Review
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2021-04-29
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- nwab078-nwab078
- ISSN
- 2053-714X (ISSN-L)
- 2095-5138
- OpenAlex
- W3159356635
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- 420
- References
- 36
- FWCI
- 23.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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