Aerosols in climate and air quality policy

Collins, W. & Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X (2022). Aerosols in climate and air quality policy. In: Aerosols and Climate. Eds. Carslaw, K., pp. 777-806 Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-819766-0 10.1016/B978-0-12-819766-0.00003-1.

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the links between aerosol as a pollutant and as a climate forcer, and how future changes in aerosol will be affected by policies in both spheres. The chapter starts with some historical background. It then describes how aerosol particles impact human health and the environment and the regulations that exist to limit these effects. It then describes how aerosol is represented as one of several short-lived climate forcers and how the climatic effects of these are compared to long-lived greenhouse gases in carbon budgets and climate metrics. The chapter describes the effects of policies related to air quality and climate, including the co-benefits and trade-offs of these policies. It concludes by summarizing how integrated assessment models allow policymakers to explore many forward-looking or optimized scenarios of future changes in air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Carbon budget; Global warming potential; Integrated assessment model; Particulate matter; Radiative forcing; Shared socio-economic pathways; Short-lived climate forcer
Research Programs:	Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Pollution Management (PM)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2022 09:32
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2022 09:32
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/18502

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