Projections of SO2, NOx and carbonaceous aerosols emissions in Asia

Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X, Cofala, J., Xing, J., Wei, W., Zhang, C., Wang, S., Kejun, J., Bhandari, P., et al. (2009). Projections of SO2, NOx and carbonaceous aerosols emissions in Asia. Tellus B 61 (4) 602-617. 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2009.00428.x.

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Abstract

Estimates of Asian emissions of air pollutants and carbonaceous aerosols and their mid-term projections have been changing significantly in the last years. The remote sensing community has shown that increase in NOx in Central East Asia is much stronger than any of the emission inventories or projections indicated so far. A number of studies reviewing older estimates appeared. Here, we review the key contributions and compare them to the most recent results of the GAINS model application for Asia and to the SRES projections used in the IPPC work. The recent projections indicate that the growth of emissions of SO2 in Asia should slow down significantly towards 2010 or even stabilize at the current level. For NOx, however, further growth is projected although it will be most likely slower than in the last decade, owing to introduction of measures in transport. Emissions of carbonaceous aerosols (black carbon and organic carbon) are expected to decline after 2010, largely due to reduced use of biofuels in residential sector and efficiency improvements. The estimates of these emissions are burdened with significantly larger uncertainties than SO2 and NOx; even for the year 2000 the differences in estimates between studies are up to a factor of 2.

Item Type: Article
Research Programs: Atmospheric Pollution (APD)
Bibliographic Reference: Tellus B (Chemical and Physical Meteorology); 61(4):602-617 (September 2009)
Depositing User: IIASA Import
Date Deposited: 15 Jan 2016 08:42
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2021 17:20
URI: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/8828

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