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Air quality co-benefits of carbon pricing in China

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  • Mingwei Li

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Da Zhang

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Tsinghua University)

  • Chiao-Ting Li

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Kathleen M. Mulvaney

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Noelle E. Selin

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Valerie J. Karplus

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Climate policies targeting energy-related CO2 emissions, which act on a global scale over long time horizons, can result in localized, near-term reductions in both air pollution and adverse human health impacts. Focusing on China, the largest energy-using and CO2-emitting nation, we develop a cross-scale modelling approach to quantify these air quality co-benefits, and compare them to the economic costs of climate policy. We simulate the effects of an illustrative climate policy, a price on CO2 emissions. In a policy scenario consistent with China’s recent pledge to reach a peak in CO2 emissions by 2030, we project that national health co-benefits from improved air quality would partially or fully offset policy costs depending on chosen health valuation. Net health co-benefits are found to rise with increasing policy stringency.

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  • Mingwei Li & Da Zhang & Chiao-Ting Li & Kathleen M. Mulvaney & Noelle E. Selin & Valerie J. Karplus, 2018. "Air quality co-benefits of carbon pricing in China," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(5), pages 398-403, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:8:y:2018:i:5:d:10.1038_s41558-018-0139-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0139-4
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