TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate synergistic benefits
T2 - A path to the Beautiful China through total control of major air pollutants
AU - Cheng, Xi
AU - Zhang, Zhong Xing
AU - Shi, Ting
AU - Yang, Nian
AU - Yang, Shu Hao
AU - Chen, Jian Lin
AU - Mao, Guo Zhu
AU - Qi, Ze Feng
AU - Rao, Sheng
AU - Jiang, Chun Lai
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/9/1
Y1 - 2024/9/1
N2 - Air pollution control measures play a crucial role in reducing air pollution and climate change, but researches on co-benefits of Total Control of Major Air Pollutants (TCMAP) in China is limited. This study quantifies synergistic benefits of TCMAP in reducing pollutant and carbon emissions by constructing a project-level emission reduction database, and further modelling safeguard strategy of emission reduction to achieve dual carbon target. Results revealed that TCMAP has facilitated a shift in the focus of air pollutant management from energy restructuring to deeper industrial and transportation restructuring. Synergistic benefits of TCMAP surpassed Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from end-of-pipe treatment measures. As a result of rigorous implementation of TCMAP, approximately 0.12 GtCO2 emissions were projected to be avoided in 2022. Synergistic reductions of 5,161 kt pollutants need to be achieved by 2030, and this commitment should be further strengthened to achieve 11,352 kt pollutants by 2060 to achieve dual-carbon target.
AB - Air pollution control measures play a crucial role in reducing air pollution and climate change, but researches on co-benefits of Total Control of Major Air Pollutants (TCMAP) in China is limited. This study quantifies synergistic benefits of TCMAP in reducing pollutant and carbon emissions by constructing a project-level emission reduction database, and further modelling safeguard strategy of emission reduction to achieve dual carbon target. Results revealed that TCMAP has facilitated a shift in the focus of air pollutant management from energy restructuring to deeper industrial and transportation restructuring. Synergistic benefits of TCMAP surpassed Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from end-of-pipe treatment measures. As a result of rigorous implementation of TCMAP, approximately 0.12 GtCO2 emissions were projected to be avoided in 2022. Synergistic reductions of 5,161 kt pollutants need to be achieved by 2030, and this commitment should be further strengthened to achieve 11,352 kt pollutants by 2060 to achieve dual-carbon target.
KW - Carbon mitigation
KW - Emission reduction potential
KW - Synergy
KW - Total control of major air pollutants (TCMAP)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143158
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143158
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85198902590
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 469
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
M1 - 143158
ER -
