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

Qinren Shi · Bo Zheng · Yixuan Zheng · Dan Tong · Yang Liu · Hanchen Ma +5 more

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Abstract Climate change mitigation measures can yield substantial air quality improvements while emerging clean air measures in developing countries can also lead to CO 2 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 CO 2 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 We find that widespread phase-out and upgrades of outdated, polluting, and inefficient combustion facilities during clean air actions have promoted the transformation of the country’s energy system.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 CO 2 emissions of end-of-pipe devices, realizing a net accumulative reduction of 2.43 Gt CO 2 from 2013-2020, exceeding the accumulated CO 2 emission increase in China (2.03 Gt CO 2 ) during the same period. Our study indicates that China’s efforts to tackle air pollution induce considerable climate benefit, and measures with remarkable CO 2 reduction co-benefits deserve further attention in future policy design.

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