Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (Oct 2023)

Synergetic roadmap of carbon neutrality and clean air for China

  • Qiang Zhang,
  • Zhicong Yin,
  • Xi Lu,
  • Jicheng Gong,
  • Yu Lei,
  • Bofeng Cai,
  • Cilan Cai,
  • Qimin Chai,
  • Huopo Chen,
  • Hancheng Dai,
  • Zhanfeng Dong,
  • Guannan Geng,
  • Dabo Guan,
  • Jianlin Hu,
  • Cunrui Huang,
  • Jianing Kang,
  • Tiantian Li,
  • Wei Li,
  • Yongsheng Lin,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Zhu Liu,
  • Jinghui Ma,
  • Guofeng Shen,
  • Dan Tong,
  • Xuhui Wang,
  • Xuying Wang,
  • Zhili Wang,
  • Yang Xie,
  • Honglei Xu,
  • Tao Xue,
  • Bing Zhang,
  • Da Zhang,
  • Shaohui Zhang,
  • Shaojun Zhang,
  • Xian Zhang,
  • Bo Zheng,
  • Yixuan Zheng,
  • Tong Zhu,
  • Jinnan Wang,
  • Kebin He

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16
p. 100280

Abstract

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It is well recognized that carbon dioxide and air pollutants share similar emission sources so that synergetic policies on climate change mitigation and air pollution control can lead to remarkable co-benefits on greenhouse gas reduction, air quality improvement, and improved health. In the context of carbon peak, carbon neutrality, and clean air policies, this perspective tracks and analyzes the process of the synergetic governance of air pollution and climate change in China by developing and monitoring 18 indicators. The 18 indicators cover the following five aspects: air pollution and associated weather-climate conditions, progress in structural transition, sources, inks, and mitigation pathway of atmospheric composition, health impacts and benefits of coordinated control, and synergetic governance system and practices. By tracking the progress in each indicator, this perspective presents the major accomplishment of coordinated control, identifies the emerging challenges toward the synergetic governance, and provides policy recommendations for designing a synergetic roadmap of Carbon Neutrality and Clean Air for China.

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