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; Chaopeng Hong; Guannan Geng; Dabo Guan; Kebin He; Qiang Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32656-8

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

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,
Chaopeng Hong,
Guannan Geng,
Dabo Guan,
Kebin He,
Qiang Zhang

Affiliations

Qinren Shi: School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Bo Zheng: Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Yixuan Zheng: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
Dan Tong: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
Yang Liu: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
Hanchen Ma: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
Chaopeng Hong: Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Guannan Geng: School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Dabo Guan: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
Kebin He: School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Qiang Zhang: Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32656-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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China’s clean air action stimulated a net accumulative reduction of 2.43 Gt CO2 emission from 2013-2020. Phase-out and upgrades of outdated, polluting, and inefficient combustion facilities have promoted the transition of the country’s energy system.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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