eprintid: 14070 rev_number: 16 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/01/40/70 datestamp: 2016-12-05 15:44:31 lastmod: 2021-08-27 17:28:11 status_changed: 2016-12-05 15:44:31 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Rao, S. creators_name: Klimont, Z. creators_name: Leitao, J. creators_name: Riahi, K. creators_name: van Dingenen, Rita creators_name: Reis, L.A. creators_name: Calvin, K. creators_name: Dentener, F. creators_name: Drouet, L. creators_name: Fujimori, S. creators_name: Harmsen, M. creators_name: Luderer, G. creators_name: Heyes, C. creators_name: Strefler, J. creators_name: Tavoni, M. creators_name: van Vuuren, D.P. creators_id: 1771 creators_id: 1473 creators_id: 1696 creators_id: 1540 creators_orcid: 0000-0003-2630-198X creators_orcid: 0000-0001-7193-3498 creators_orcid: 0000-0001-5254-493X title: A multi-model assessment of the co-benefits of climate mitigation for global air quality ispublished: pub divisions: prog_air divisions: prog_ene divisions: prog_mag keywords: multiple integrated assessment models, global air quality model, WHO, pollution control policies, Representative Concentration Pathways, climate mitigation, air pollution, SDGs 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. date: 2016 id_number: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124013 creators_browse_id: 244 creators_browse_id: 159 creators_browse_id: 250 creators_browse_id: 123 full_text_status: public publication: Environmental Research Letters volume: 11 number: 12 pagerange: e124013 refereed: TRUE issn: 1748-9326 projects: Low climate IMpact scenarios and the Implications of required Tight emission control Strategies (LIMITS, FP7 282846) coversheets_dirty: FALSE fp7_project: yes fp7_project_id: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/282846/EU/Low climate IMpact scenarios and the Implications of required Tight emission control Strategies/LIMITS fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess citation: 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 . document_url: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14070/1/Rao_2016_Environ._Res._Lett._11_124013.pdf document_url: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14070/2/erl124013_suppdata.pdf