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Wang, J., Wang, Y., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 & Yi, B. (2025). Drivers of environmental externality reduction in China's electric power industry: A spatial-temporal analysis. Journal of Environmental Management 373, e123612. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123612.

Sun, X., Giljum, S., Maus, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7385-4723, Schomberg, A., Zhang, S. & You, F. (2025). Robust Assessments of Lithium Mining Impacts Embodied in Global Supply Chain Require Spatially Explicit Analyses. Environmental Science & Technology 10.1021/acs.est.4c12749.

Liu, X., Wu, K., Wagner, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3429-2374, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Xu, M., Liu, Y., Wang, X., Fang, Y., Zhang, S. & Dai, H. (2025). Pathways to achieve the dual targets of carbon neutrality and air quality in Southern China. Frontiers of Engineering Management 10.1007/s42524-025-4043-0.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Zhang, S., Bai, Y., Callaghan, M., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Dai, H., Fan, W., Guan, D., Hu, Y., Hu, Y., Hua, J., Huang, C., Huang, H., Huang, J., Huang, X., Ji, J. et al. (2024). The 2024 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: launching a new low-carbon, healthy journey. The Lancet Public Health 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00241-X.

Kiesewetter, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-9812, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 & Liu, J. (2024). Health benefits of decarbonization and clean air policies in Beijing and China. Environmental Research Letters 19 (12), e124051. 10.1088/1748-9326/ad8c65.

Romanello, M., Walawender, M., Hsu, S.-C., Moskeland, A., Palmeiro-Silva, Y., Scamman, D., Ali, Z., Ameli, N., Angelova, D., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Basart, S., Beagley, J., Beggs, P.J., Blanco-Villafuerte, L., Cai, W., Callaghan, M., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Chambers, J.D., Chicmana-Zapata, V., Chu, L. et al. (2024). The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action. The Lancet 404 (10465), 1847-1896. 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01822-1.

Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Cai, W., Bai, Y., Max, C., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Dai, H., Dai, X., Fan, W., Fang, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Hu, Y., Hua, J., Huang, C., Huang, H. et al. (2024). Taking stock of climate action for a healthy and thriving future. Chinese Science Bulletin 69 (27), 4005-4011. 10.1360/TB-2024-0439.

Zhao, D., Liu, J., Sun, L., Hubacek, K., Pfister, S., Feng, K., Zheng, H., Peng, X., Wang, D., Yang, H., Shen, L., Lun, F., Zhao, X., Chen, B., Keskinen, M., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Cai, J. & Varis, O. (2024). Water consumption and biodiversity: Responses to global emergency events. Science Bulletin 69 (16), 2632-2646. 10.1016/j.scib.2024.03.049.

Zhang, S., Chen, W., Zhang, Q., Krey, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-3515, Byers, E., Rafaj, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-5617, Nguyen, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-8186, Awais, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6853-758X & Riahi, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-3498 (2024). Targeting net-zero emissions while advancing other sustainable development goals in China. Nature Sustainability 7, 1107-1119. 10.1038/s41893-024-01400-z.

Yue, H., Worrell, E., Crijns-Graus, W., Wagner, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3429-2374, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 & Hu, J. (2024). Air Quality and Health Implications of Coal Power Retirements Attributed to Industrial Electricity Savings in China. Environmental Science & Technology 58 (21), 9187-9199. 10.1021/acs.est.3c09517.

Meng, W., Kiesewetter, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-9812, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Schöpp, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-423X, Rafaj, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-5617, Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X & Tao, S. (2023). Costs and Benefits of Household Fuel Policies and Alternative Strategies in the Jing-Jin-Ji Region. Environmental Science & Technology 57 (51), 21662-21672. 10.1021/acs.est.3c01622.

Pojman, E., Mwedzi, D.E., Olaya Bucaro, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9847-1374, Zhang, S., Chong, M., Alexander, M. & Alburez-Gutierrez, D. (2023). Leaving for life: using online crowd-sourced genealogies to estimate the migrant mortality advantage for the United Kingdom and Ireland during the 18th and 19th centuries. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2023-050.

Romanello, M., Napoli, C., Green, C., Kennard, H., Lampard, P., Scamman, D., Walawender, M., Ali, Z., Ameli, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Beggs, P., Belesova, K., Berrang Ford, L., Bowen, K., Cai, W., Callaghan, M., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Chambers, J., Cross, T., van Daalen, K. et al. (2023). The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms. The Lancet 402 (10419), 2346-2394. 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01859-7.

Chen, S., Lu, X., Nielsen, C., McElroy, M., He, G., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, He, K., Yang, X., Zhang, F. & Hao, J. (2023). Deploying solar photovoltaic energy first in carbon-intensive regions brings gigatons more carbon mitigations to 2060. Communications Earth & Environment 4 (1), e369. 10.1038/s43247-023-01006-x.

Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Cai, W., Bai, Y., Callaghan, M., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Dai, H., Dai, X., Fan, W., Fang, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Hu, Y., Hua, J., Huang, C., Huang, H. et al. (2023). The 2023 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: taking stock for a thriving future. The Lancet Public Health 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00245-1.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Zhang, S., Bai, Y., Callaghan, M., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Cui, X., Dai, H., Danna, B., Dong, W., Fan, W., Fang, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Hu, Y., Hua, J. et al. (2023). Leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing. Chinese Science Bulletin 68 (33), 4472-4479. 10.1360/TB-2023-0366.

Ma, T., Zhang, S., Xiao, Y., Liu, X., Wang, M., Wu, K., Shen, G., Huang, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8839-2478, Fang, Y.R. & Xie, Y. (2023). Costs and health benefits of the rural energy transition to carbon neutrality in China. Nature Communications 14 (1) 10.1038/s41467-023-41707-7.

Yang, T., Shu, Y., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Wang, H., Zhu, J. & Wang, F. (2023). Impacts of end-use electrification on air quality and CO2 emissions in China's northern cities in 2030. Energy 278, e127899. 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127899.

Chen, P., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Meng, J., Lei, T., Li, B. & Coffman, D’M. (2023). Technological Solutions to China's Carbon Neutrality in the Steel and Cement Sectors. Earth's Future 11 (9), e2022EF003255. 10.1029/2022EF003255.

Woo, J.-H., Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X, Kim, Y. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-5068, Chatani, S., Wang, S., Ahn, Y.H., Fujimori, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-1796, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083 & Xing, J. (2023). New Research Framework on Future Climate-Air quality Management Strategy in Northeast Asia. In: CMAS-Asia-Pacific, 19-21 July 2023, Saitama, Japan.

Shu, Y., Li, H., Wagner, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3429-2374, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Yang, T., Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X, Kiesewetter, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-9812, Wang, H., Sander, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6507-0630 & Nguyen, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-8186 (2023). Pathways toward PM2.5 air quality attainment and its CO2 mitigation co-benefits in China's northern cities by 2030. Urban Climate 50, e101584. 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101584.

Zhang, S., Yu, Y., Kharrazi, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-2568 & Ma, T. (2023). How would sustainable transformations in the electricity sector of megacities impact employment levels? A case study of Beijing. Energy 270, e126862. 10.1016/j.energy.2023.126862.

Dong, J., Cai, B., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Wang, J., Yue, H., Wang, C., Mao, X., Cong, J. & Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083 (2023). Closing the Gap between Carbon Neutrality Targets and Action: Technology Solutions for China’s Key Energy-Intensive Sectors. Environmental Science & Technology 57 (11), 4396-4405. 10.1021/acs.est.2c08171.

Gu, B., Zhang, X., Lam, S.K., Yu, Y., van Grinsven, H.J.M., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Wang, X., Bodirsky, B.L., Wang, S., Duan, J., Ren, C., Bouwman, L., de Vries, W., Xu, J., Sutton, M.A. & Chen, D. (2023). Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands. Nature 613 (7942), 77-84. 10.1038/s41586-022-05481-8.

Ren, M., Ma, T., Fang, C., Liu, X., Guo, C., Zhang, S., Zhou, Z., Zhu, Y., Dai, H. & Huang, C. (2023). Negative emission technology is key to decarbonizing China's cement industry. Applied Energy 329, e120254. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120254.

Xu, M., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 & Xie, Y. (2023). Impacts of the clean residential combustion policies on environment and health in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei area. Journal of Cleaner Production 384, e135560. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135560.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Zhang, S., Ai, S., Bai, Y., Bao, J., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Cui, X., Dai, H., Bawuerjiang, D., Di, Q., Dong, W., Dong, W., Dou, D., Fan, W., Fan, X., Fang, X. et al. (2023). Seizing the window of opportunity to mitigate the impact of climate change on the health of people in China. Chinese Science Bulletin 68 (15), 1899-1905. 10.1360/TB-2022-0709.

Noll, L., Zhang, S., Zheng, Q., Hu, Y., Hofhansl, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-0946 & Wanek, W. (2022). Climate and geology overwrite land use effects on soil organic nitrogen cycling on a continental scale. Biogeosciences 19 (23), 5419-5433. 10.5194/bg-2022-41.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Zhang, S., Bai, Y., Callaghan, M., Chang, N., Chen, B., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Cui, X., Dai, H., Danna, B., Dong, W., Fan, W., Fang, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Hu, Y., Hua, J. et al. (2022). The 2022 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing. The Lancet Public Health 7 (12), e1073-e1090. 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00224-9.

Cui, C., Guan, D., Wang, D., Meng, J., Chemutai, V., Brenton, P., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Shan, Y., Zhang, Q. & Davis, S. (2022). Global mitigation efforts cannot neglect emerging emitters. National Science Review 9 (12) 10.1093/nsr/nwac223.

Romanello, M., Di Napoli, C., Drummond, P., Green, C., Kennard, H., Lampard, P., Scamman, D., Arnell, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Ford, L., Belesova, K., Bowen, K., Cai, W., Callaghan, M., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Chambers, J., van Daalen, K., Dalin, C., Dasandi, N., Dasgupta, S. et al. (2022). The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. The Lancet 400 (10363), 1619-1654. 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9.

Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083, van Ruijven, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1232-5892, Zakeri, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9647-2878, Zhang, S., Chen, X., Liu, C., Yang, F., Krey, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-3515, Riahi, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-3498, Huang, H. & Zhou, Y. (2022). Implications of intercontinental renewable electricity trade for energy systems and emissions. Nature Energy 10.1038/s41560-022-01136-0.

Zhang, S., Yu, Y., Kharrazi, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-2568, Ren, H. & Ma, T. (2022). How can structural change contribute to concurrent sustainability policy targets on GDP, emissions, energy, and employment in China? Energy 256, e124614. 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124614.

Shen, J., Cai, W., Chen, X., Chen, X., Zhao, Z., Ma, Z., Yang, F. & Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 (2022). Synergies of carbon neutrality, air pollution control, and health improvement — a case study of China energy interconnection scenario. Global Energy Interconnection 5 (5), 531-542. 10.1016/j.gloei.2022.10.007.

Shu, Y., Hu, J., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Schöpp, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-423X, Tang, W., Du, J., Cofala, J., Kiesewetter, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-9812, Sander, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6507-0630, Winiwarter, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7131-1496, Klimont, Z. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-198X, Borken-Kleefeld, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-8559, Amann, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1963-0972, Li, H., He, Y., Zhao, J. & Xie, D. (2022). Analysis of the air pollution reduction and climate change mitigation effects of the Three-Year Action Plan for Blue Skies on the “2+26” Cities in China. Journal of Environmental Management 317, e115455. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115455.

Yi, B., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 & Fan, Y. (2022). Economics of planning electricity transmission considering environmental and health externalities. iScience 25 (8), e104815. 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104815.

Zhang, S., Yu, Y., Kharrazi, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-2568, Ren, H. & Ma, T. (2022). Quantifying the synergy and trade-offs among economy–energy–environment–social targets: A perspective of industrial restructuring. Journal of Environmental Management 316, e115285. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115285.

Zhang, Y., Hu, S., Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083, Mastrucci, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5611-7780, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Yang, Z. & Yan, D. (2022). Assessing the potential of decarbonizing China's building construction by 2060 and synergy with industry sector. Journal of Cleaner Production 359, e132086. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132086.

Lu, C., Adger, W.N., Morrissey, K., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Venevsky, S., Yin, H., Sun, T., Song, X., Wu, C., Dou, X., Zhu, B. & Liu, Z. (2022). Scenarios of demographic distributional aspects of health co-benefits from decarbonising urban transport. The Lancet Planetary Health 6 (6), e461-e474. 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00089-4.

Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Yi, B., Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083 & Zhu, P. (2022). Exploring selected pathways to low and zero CO2 emissions in China's iron and steel industry and their impacts on resources and energy. Journal of Cleaner Production 340, e130813. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130813.

Ren, H., Zhou, W., Makowski, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-0972, Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Yu, Y. & Ma, T. (2022). A multi-criteria decision support model for adopting energy efficiency technologies in the iron and steel industry. Annals of Operations Research 10.1007/s10479-022-04548-z.

Lu, C., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Tan, C., Li, Y., Liu, Z., Morrissey, K., Adger, W., Sun, T., Yin, H. & Guo, J. (2022). Reduced health burden and economic benefits of cleaner fuel usage from household energy consumption across rural and urban China. Environmental Research Letters 17 (1), e014039. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4535.

Yu, S., Fu, S., Behrendt, J., Chai, Q., Chen, L., Chen, W., Cheng, X., Clarke, L., Du, X., Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083, Hultman, N., Khanna, N., Krey, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-3515, Li, M., Liu, J., Lu, H., Lou, J., Mei, C., Qin, X., Wang, K. et al. (2022). Synthesis Report 2022 on China's Carbon Neutrality: Electrification in China’s Carbon Neutrality Pathways. Energy Foundation China , Beijing, China.

Gu, B., Zhang, L., Van Dingenen, R., Vieno, M., Van Grinsven, H.J.M., Zhang, X., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Chen, Y., Wang, S., Ren, C., Rao, S., Holland, M., Winiwarter, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7131-1496, Chen, D., Xu, J. & Sutton, M.A. (2021). Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM 2.5 air pollution. Science 374 (6568), 758-762. 10.1126/science.abf8623.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Suen, H.P., Ai, S., Bai, Y., Bao, J., Chen, B., Cheng, L., Cui, X., Dai, H., Di, Q., Dong, W., Dou, D., Fan, W., Fan, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Guo, Y., Hu, Y. et al. (2021). Location-specific health impacts of climate change require location-specific responses. Chinese Science Bulletin 66 (31), 3925-3931. 10.1360/TB-2021-0140.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Zhang, S., Ai, S., Bai, Y., Bao, J., Chen, B., Chang, N., Chen, H., Cheng, L., Cui, X., Dai, H., Danna, B., Di, Q., Dong, W., Dong, W., Dou, D., Fan, W., Fan, X., Fang, X. et al. (2021). The 2021 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: seizing the window of opportunity. The Lancet Public Health 6 (12), 932-947. 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00209-7.

Zhang, S., An, K., Li, J., Weng, Y., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Wang, S., Cai, W., Wang, C. & Gong, P. (2021). Incorporating health co-benefits into technology pathways to achieve China's 2060 carbon neutrality goal: a modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health 5 (11), 808-817. 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00252-7.

Romanello, M., McGushin, A., Di Napoli, C., Drummond, P., Hughes, N., Jamart, L., Kennard, H., Lampard, P., Solano Rodriguez, B., Arnell, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Belesova, K., Cai, W., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Capstick, S., Chambers, J., Chu, L., Ciampi, L., Dalin, C., Dasandi, N. et al. (2021). The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future. The Lancet 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01787-6.

Xu, M., Qin, Z., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 & Xie, Y. (2021). Health and economic benefits of clean air policies in China: A case study for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Environmental Pollution 285, e117525. 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117525.

Yue, H., Worrell, E., Crijns-Graus, W., Liu, W. & Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 (2021). Saving energy in China’s industry with a focus on electricity: a review of opportunities, potentials and environmental benefits. Energy Efficiency 14 (6), e60. 10.1007/s12053-021-09979-4.

Yue, H, Worrell, E, Crijns-Graus, W & Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 (2021). The potential of industrial electricity savings to reduce air pollution from coal-fired power generation in China. Journal of Cleaner Production 301, e126978. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126978.

Chen, X., Yang, F., Zhang, S., Zakeri, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9647-2878, Chen, X., Liu, C. & Hou, F. (2021). Regional emission pathways, energy transition paths and cost analysis under various effort-sharing approaches for meeting Paris Agreement goals. Energy 232, e121024. 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121024.

Xu, M., Qin, Z. & Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 (2021). Integrated assessment of cleaning air policy in China: a case study for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Journal of Cleaner Production 296, e126596. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126596.

Hou, F., Chen, X., Chen, X., Yang, F., Ma, Z., Zhang, S., Liu, C., Zhao, Y. & Guo, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8083 (2021). Comprehensive analysis method of determining global long-term GHG mitigation potential of Passenger Battery Electric Vehicles. Journal of Cleaner Production 289, e125137. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125137.

Shan, Y., Ou, J., Wang, D., Zeng, Z., Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Guan, D. & Hubacek, K. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 and fiscal stimuli on global emissions and the Paris Agreement. Nature Climate Change 11, 200-206. 10.1038/s41558-020-00977-5.

Zhang, S., Kharrazi, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-2568, Yu, Y., Ren, H., Hong, L. & Ma, T. (2021). What causes spatial carbon inequality? Evidence from China’s Yangtze River economic Belt. Ecological Indicators 121, e107129. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107129.

Zhao, F., Fan, Y. & Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574 (2021). Assessment of efficiency improvement and emission mitigation potentials in China’s petroleum refining industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 280, e124482. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124482.

Cai, W., Zhang, C., Suen, H.P., Ai, S., Bai, Y., Bao, J., Chen, B., Cheng, L., Cui, X., Dai, H., Di, Q., Dong, W., Dou, D., Fan, W., Fan, X., Gao, T., Geng, Y., Guan, D., Guo, Y., Hu, Y. et al. (2021). The 2020 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. The Lancet Public Health 6 (1), 64-81. 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30256-5.

Zhang, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-8574, Xie, Y., Sander, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6507-0630, Yue, H. & Shu, Y. (2021). Potentials of energy efficiency improvement and energy–emission–health nexus in Jing-Jin-Ji’s cement industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 278, e123335. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123335.

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