Concern over mitigation costs impedes the adoption of the climate policies needed to
achieve agreed global warming targets. While costs are important to consider, so are …

Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Recent evidence shows that carbon emissions in China are likely to peak ahead of 2030.
However, the social and economic impacts of such an early carbon peak have rarely been …

Building a low-carbon energy system is particularly essential to address global climate
change and regional air pollution. Focusing on China, this study integrated a power system …

Chapter 3 takes a long-term perspective on climate change mitigation pathways. Its focus is
on the implications of long-term targets for the required short-and medium-term system …

Achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 newly announced in China are expected to
substantially affect air quality. Here we project the pollutants emissions in China based on a …

Executive summary The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change
was established to provide an independent, global monitoring system dedicated to tracking …

This paper provides retrospective firm-level evidence on the effectiveness of China's carbon
market pilots in reducing emissions in the electricity sector. We show that the carbon …

Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) disproportionately contribute to the creation of air pollutants
and emission of greenhouse gases—with marginalized populations unequally burdened by …

Industrialization and urbanization have aggravated the contradiction between environmental
protection and economic growth, leading to health issues. While there are considerable …