Co-drivers of air pollutant and CO2 emissions in China from 2000 to 2020

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/110460 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/110460 http://eprints.org/relation/issmallThumbnailVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/110460 archive 353 disk0/00/02/07/53 2025-07-14 10:35:21 2025-07-14 10:35:21 2025-07-14 10:35:21 article show Cao W. Zheng Y. Zhang S. 8733 0000-0003-2487-8574 Klimont Z. 1473 0000-0003-2630-198X Wang X. Jiang F. Qi Z. Chen C. Feng Y. Zhang Z. Zang H. Lei Y. Yan G. Co-drivers of air pollutant and CO2 emissions in China from 2000 to 2020 pub ECE ECEPM Revealing how historical energy and environmental policies interacted with socioeconomic factors to shape the trends in air pollutant and CO2 emissions is crucial for developing effective future pollution-carbon co-control strategies. Here, we develop an integrated analytical framework combining a detailed sectoral emission inventory, index decomposition analysis, and a clustering algorithm to investigate China's synergetic patterns of air pollutant and CO2 emissions across 15 socioeconomic sectors from 2000 to 2020 and uncover the co-drivers behind these trends, with detailed temporal, sectoral, and spatial dynamics revealed. Our analysis suggests that historical policies have effectively curbed air pollutant emissions, while abating CO2 emissions remains a challenge. Energy and climate policies, particularly those focused on structural adjustments, are increasingly instrumental in driving pollution-carbon co-reduction. Compared to the earlier period, the fractional contribution of energy and climate policies to emission reductions of SO2, NOx, PM2.5, and CO2 increased by 1.3-8.6 times during 2010-2020, respectively. Substantial regional heterogeneity in emission co-drivers underscores the need for tailored strategies, such as adopting advanced energy-saving technologies in areas dominated by energy-intensive industries and accelerating the clean energy transition in regions endowed with renewable resources. Our study would provide actionable insights for formulating effective pollution-carbon co-control strategies in China and beyond. 2025-07-01 published doi:10.1038/s41612-025-01124-7 2906 159 public npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 8 1 e250 TRUE 2397-3722 info:eu-repo/semantics/article