Evaluation of potential co-benefits of air pollution control and climate mitigation policies for China's electricity sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 104917
Author(s):  
Xinyang Wei ◽  
Qing Tong ◽  
Iain Magill ◽  
Peerapat Vithayasrichareon ◽  
Regina Betz
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Climate Mitigation Policies ◽  
Mitigation Policies

scholarly journals Air quality co-benefits of ratcheting up the NDCs

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (3) ◽  
pp. 1481-1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Rauner ◽  
Jérôme Hilaire ◽  
David Klein ◽  
Jessica Strefler ◽  
Gunnar Luderer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Regional Analysis ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Mitigation Costs

AbstractThe current nationally determined contributions, pledged by the countries under the Paris Agreement, are far from limiting climate change to below 2 ∘C temperature increase by the end of the century. The necessary ratcheting up of climate policy is projected to come with a wide array of additional benefits, in particular a reduction of today’s 4.5 million annual premature deaths due to poor air quality. This paper therefore addresses the question how climate policy and air pollution–related health impacts interplay until 2050 by developing a comprehensive global modeling framework along the cause and effect chain of air pollution–induced social costs. We find that ratcheting up climate policy to a 2 ∘ compliant pathway results in welfare benefits through reduced air pollution that are larger than mitigation costs, even with avoided climate change damages neglected. The regional analysis demonstrates that the 2 ∘C pathway is therefore, from a social cost perspective, a “no-regret option” in the global aggregate, but in particular for China and India due to high air quality benefits, and also for developed regions due to net negative mitigation costs. Energy and resource exporting regions, on the other hand, face higher mitigation cost than benefits. Our analysis further shows that the result of higher health benefits than mitigation costs is robust across various air pollution control scenarios. However, although climate mitigation results in substantial air pollution emission reductions overall, we find significant remaining emissions in the transport and industry sectors even in a 2 ∘C world. We therefore call for further research in how to optimally exploit climate policy and air pollution control, deriving climate change mitigation pathways that maximize co-benefits.

Effects of environmental regulation on air pollution control in China: a spatial Durbin econometric analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueping Wu ◽  
Ming Gao ◽  
Shihong Guo ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
Air Pollution Control

scholarly journals Identification of the woody biomasses in Southwest, Nigeria as potential energy feedstocks in thermal power plants for air pollution control

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1868146
Author(s):  
F. B. Elehinafe ◽  
O. B. Okedere ◽  
J. A. Sonibare ◽  
A. O. Mamudu
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Potential Energy ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

The Zhenhua Case: the emergence of civil environmental public interest litigation in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-128
Author(s):  
Wenjun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
First Time ◽  
Restoration Cost

Abstract In 2015, the All-China Environment Federation v Dezhou Jinghua Group Zhenhua Corporation Limited case was the first civil environmental public interest litigation (CEPIL) against air pollution in China. Constituting a milestone in the field of air pollution control in China, this case (i) confirms the eligibility of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to file civil public interest litigations; (ii) discusses remedies for the ecological destruction caused by air pollution; (iii) assesses the ecological and environmental damage using the ‘virtual restoration cost’ method; and (iv) uses public apology as an innovative way for Zhenhua to assume liability. By applying and interpreting several important rules under the Environmental Protection Law of China (EPLC) for the first time, this case sets an example for future CEPILs against air pollution in China.

How to realize the effect of air pollution control? A hybrid decision framework under the fuzzy environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 127093
Author(s):  
Yao Tao ◽  
Yunna Wu ◽  
Jianli Zhou ◽  
Man Wu ◽  
Shiman Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Decision Framework ◽  
Fuzzy Environment

scholarly journals Decoupling Analysis between Economic Growth and Air Pollution in Key Regions of Air Pollution Control in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6600
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Lipeng Hou ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Lina Tang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
No2 Pollution

The Chinese government has implemented a number of environmental policies to promote the continuous improvement of air quality while considering economic development. Scientific assessment of the impact of environmental policies on the relationship between air pollution and economic growth can provide a scientific basis for promoting the coordinated development of these two factors. This paper uses the Tapio decoupling theory to analyze the relationship between regional economic growth and air pollution in key regions of air pollution control in China—namely, the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region and surrounding areas (BTHS), the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and the Pearl River Delta (PRD)—based on data of GDP and the concentrations of SO2, PM10, and NO2 for 31 provinces in China from 2000 to 2019. The results show that the SO2, PM10, and NO2 pollution in the key regions show strong and weak decoupling. The findings additionally indicate that government policies have played a significant role in improving the decoupling between air pollution and economic development. The decoupling between economic growth and SO2 and PM10 pollution in the BTHS, YRD, and PRD is better than that in other regions, while the decoupling between economic growth and NO2 pollution has not improved significantly in these regions. To improve the relationship between economic growth and air pollution, we suggest that the governments of China and other developing countries should further optimize and adjust the structure of industry, energy, and transportation; apply more stringent targets and measures in areas of serious air pollution; and strengthen mobile vehicle pollution control.

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