Co-benefits of CO₂ emission reduction from China's clean air actions between 2013-2020.

ABSTRACT: Climate change mitigation measures can yield substantial air quality improvements while emerging clean air measures in developing countries can also lead to CO₂ emission mitigation co-benefits by affecting the local energy system. Here, we evaluate the effect of China's stringent clean air actions on its energy use and CO₂ emissions from 2013-2020. We find that widespread phase-out and upgrades of outdated, polluting, and inefficient combustion facilities during clean air actions have promoted the transformation of the country's energy system. The co-benefits of China's clean air measures far outweigh the additional CO₂ emissions of end-of-pipe devices, realizing a net accumulative reduction of 2.43 Gt CO₂ from 2013-2020, exceeding the accumulate

SUBMITTER: Shi Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9419635 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature