A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality
We present a model comparison study that combines multiple integrated assessment models with a reduced-form global air quality model to assess the potential co-benefits of global climate mitigation policies in relation to the World Health Organization (WHO) goals on air quality and health. We includ...
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| author | Shilpa Rao Zbigniew Klimont Joana Leitao Keywan Riahi Rita van Dingenen Lara Aleluia Reis Katherine Calvin Frank Dentener Laurent Drouet Shinichiro Fujimori Mathijs Harmsen Gunnar Luderer Chris Heyes Jessica Strefler Massimo Tavoni Detlef P van Vuuren |
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| description | We present a model comparison study that combines multiple integrated assessment models with a reduced-form global air quality model to assess the potential co-benefits of global climate mitigation policies in relation to the World Health Organization (WHO) goals on air quality and health. We include in our assessment, a range of alternative assumptions on the implementation of current and planned pollution control policies. The resulting air pollution emission ranges significantly extend those in the Representative Concentration Pathways. Climate mitigation policies complement current efforts on air pollution control through technology and fuel transformations in the energy system. A combination of stringent policies on air pollution control and climate change mitigation results in 40% of the global population exposed to PM levels below the WHO air quality guideline; with the largest improvements estimated for India, China, and Middle East. Our results stress the importance of integrated multisector policy approaches to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78f0fc4b5ec44adf80d4d695736146152023-08-09T14:14:31ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262016-01-01111212401310.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124013A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air qualityShilpa Rao0Zbigniew Klimont1Joana Leitao2Keywan Riahi3Rita van Dingenen4Lara Aleluia Reis5Katherine Calvin6Frank Dentener7Laurent Drouet8Shinichiro Fujimori9Mathijs Harmsen10Gunnar Luderer11Chris Heyes12Jessica Strefler13Massimo Tavoni14Detlef P van Vuuren15International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz-1, A-2361, Laxenburg, Austria; Norwegian Institute of Public Health , PO Box 4404, Nydalen , Oslo, NorwayInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz-1, A-2361, Laxenburg, AustriaEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), ItalyInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz-1, A-2361, Laxenburg, Austria; Graz University of Technology , Inffeldgasse, A-8010 Graz, AustriaEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), ItalyFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Corso Magenta 63, Milan , Italy; Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, ItalyJoint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 5825 University Research Court , Suite 3500, College Park, MD 20740, USAEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), ItalyFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Corso Magenta 63, Milan , Italy; Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, ItalyInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz-1, A-2361, Laxenburg, Austria; National Institute for Environmental Studies , Center for Social & Environmental Systems research, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, JapanPBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Ant. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The NetherlandsPotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) , PO Box 60 12 03, D-14412 Potsdam, GermanyInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz-1, A-2361, Laxenburg, AustriaPotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) , PO Box 60 12 03, D-14412 Potsdam, GermanyFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Corso Magenta 63, Milan , Italy; Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Italy; Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, I-20133 Milan, ItalyPBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Ant. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands; Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The NetherlandsWe present a model comparison study that combines multiple integrated assessment models with a reduced-form global air quality model to assess the potential co-benefits of global climate mitigation policies in relation to the World Health Organization (WHO) goals on air quality and health. We include in our assessment, a range of alternative assumptions on the implementation of current and planned pollution control policies. The resulting air pollution emission ranges significantly extend those in the Representative Concentration Pathways. Climate mitigation policies complement current efforts on air pollution control through technology and fuel transformations in the energy system. A combination of stringent policies on air pollution control and climate change mitigation results in 40% of the global population exposed to PM levels below the WHO air quality guideline; with the largest improvements estimated for India, China, and Middle East. Our results stress the importance of integrated multisector policy approaches to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124013air pollutionco-benefitsscenarios |
| spellingShingle | Shilpa Rao Zbigniew Klimont Joana Leitao Keywan Riahi Rita van Dingenen Lara Aleluia Reis Katherine Calvin Frank Dentener Laurent Drouet Shinichiro Fujimori Mathijs Harmsen Gunnar Luderer Chris Heyes Jessica Strefler Massimo Tavoni Detlef P van Vuuren A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality Environmental Research Letters air pollution co-benefits scenarios |
| title | A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality |
| title_full | A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality |
| title_fullStr | A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality |
| title_short | A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality |
| title_sort | multi model assessment of the co benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality |
| topic | air pollution co-benefits scenarios |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124013 |
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