A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality

Rao, S., Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X, Leitao, J., Riahi, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-3498, van Dingenen, Rita, Reis, L.A., Calvin, K., Dentener, F., et al. (2016). A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality. Environmental Research Letters 11 (12) e124013. 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124013.

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Project: Low climate IMpact scenarios and the Implications of required Tight emission control Strategies (LIMITS, FP7 282846)

Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: multiple integrated assessment models, global air quality model, WHO, pollution control policies, Representative Concentration Pathways, climate mitigation, air pollution, SDGs
Research Programs: Air Quality & Greenhouse Gases (AIR)
Energy (ENE)
Mitigation of Air Pollution (MAG)
Depositing User: Michaela Rossini
Date Deposited: 05 Dec 2016 15:44
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2021 17:28
URI: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/14070

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