Developing China's roadmap for air quality improvement: A review on technology development and future prospects |
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Authors: | Yu Lei Yueyi Feng Miao Ning Wenbo Xue Miaomiao Cheng |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Atmospheric Environment, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing 100012, China; Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China |
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Abstract: | Air pollution control policies in China have been experiencing profound changes, highlighting a strategic transformation from total pollutant emission control to air quality improvement, along with the shifting targets starting from acid rain and NOx emissions to PM2.5 pollution, and then the emerging O3 challenges. The marvelous achievements have been made with the dramatic decrease of SO2 emission and fundamental improvement of PM2.5 concentration. Despite these achievements, China has proposed Beautiful China target through 2035 and the goal of 2030 carbon peak and 2060 carbon neutrality, which impose stricter requirements on air quality and synergistic mitigation with Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Against this background, an integrated multi-objective and multi-benefit roadmap is required to provide decision support for China's long-term air quality improvement strategy. This paper systematically reviews the technical system for developing the air quality improvement roadmap, which was integrated from the research output of China's National Key R&D Program for Research on Atmospheric Pollution Factors and Control Technologies (hereafter Special NKP), covering mid- and long-term air quality target setting techniques, quantitative analysis techniques for emission reduction targets corresponding to air quality targets, and pathway optimization techniques for realizing reduction targets. The experience and lessons derived from the reviews have implications for the reformation of China's air quality improvement roadmap in facing challenges of synergistic mitigation of PM2.5 and O3, and the coupling with climate change mitigation. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author. Air quality management Air quality targets Mitigation pathway optimization Dynamic emission scenario Cost-benefit evaluation Integrated decision-support model |
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