Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China

Z Liu, Z Deng, G He, H Wang, X Zhang, J Lin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
China is currently the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2). China therefore has a
key role in global climate change mitigation. Policies and commitments are required to …

[HTML][HTML] Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health

S Whitmee, A Haines, C Beyrer, F Boltz, AG Capon… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Far-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural
systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly …

Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - cambridge.org
Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Drivers of PM2.5 air pollution deaths in China 2002–2017

G Geng, Y Zheng, Q Zhang, T Xue, H Zhao, D Tong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Between 2002 and 2017, China's gross domestic product grew by 284%, but this
surge was accompanied by a similarly prodigious growth in energy consumption, air …

Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health

N Watts, WN Adger, P Agnolucci, J Blackstock, P Byass… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been
formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in …

Effect of the carbon emissions trading policy on the co-benefits of carbon emissions reduction and air pollution control

Z Dong, C **a, K Fang, W Zhang - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Achieving the co-benefits of carbon emissions reduction and air pollution control is
significant for pursuing a sustainable and low-carbon economy in China. This study applies …

The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health

N Watts, M Amann, S Ayeb-Karlsson, K Belesova… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global
transformation for public health - The Lancet Skip to Main Content Advertisement The …

Views of health professionals on climate change and health: a multinational survey study

J Kotcher, E Maibach, J Miller, E Campbell… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Climate change arguably represents one of the greatest global health threats of our time.
Health professionals can advocate for global efforts to reduce emissions and protect people …

Carbon‐neutral pathways for the United States

JH Williams, RA Jones, B Haley, G Kwok… - AGU …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global
Warming of 1.5° C points to the need for carbon neutrality by mid‐century. Achieving this in …

Outdoor air pollution and asthma

M Guarnieri, JR Balmes - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Traffic and power generation are the main sources of urban air pollution. The idea that
outdoor air pollution can cause exacerbations of pre-existing asthma is supported by an …