City-level synergy and co-benefits of mitigating CO₂ emissions and air pollution in China.

ABSTRACT: Synergistic control of carbon emissions and pollutant concentrations can efficiently tackle climate change and air pollution. The synergistic performance and co-benefits yielded by controlling these factors are urgent and critical issues in China. Accordingly, a comprehensive indicator for assessing synergistic performance is pioneered, and co-benefits of mitigating CO₂ and PM_2.5 in Chinese cities are evaluated. Chinese synergistic performance is dominated by CO₂ variations. In 2015-2020, multiple northeastern, central, southern, and eastern cities exhibited synergistic effects by greatly reducing CO₂ emissions. The synergistic performance thereafter leads to co-benefits through environmental and economic feedbacks. The CO₂ and PM

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336269 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature