Did electrification of the building sector achieve carbon mitigation? A provincial retrospection in China

R Chen, P Xu, L Chen, H Yao - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrification of end-use energy consuming sectors is becoming a widespread choice to
combat climate change, yet the decarbonization of electricity determines the quality of …

A review of aerosol chemistry in Asia: insights from aerosol mass spectrometer measurements

W Zhou, W Xu, H Kim, Q Zhang, P Fu… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Anthropogenic emissions in Asia have significantly increased during the last two decades;
as a result, the induced air pollution and its influences on radiative forcing and public health …

Residential solid fuel emissions contribute significantly to air pollution and associated health impacts in China

X Yun, G Shen, H Shen, W Meng, Y Chen, H Xu… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Residential contribution to air pollution–associated health impacts is critical, but
inadequately addressed because of data gaps. Here, we fully model the effects of residential …

Costs and health benefits of the rural energy transition to carbon neutrality in China

T Ma, S Zhang, Y **ao, X Liu, M Wang, K Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The rural energy transition is critical in China's efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and
improve air quality. However, the costs and health benefits associated with the transition to …

Attribution of air quality benefits to clean winter heating policies in China: combining machine learning with causal inference

C Song, B Liu, K Cheng, MA Cole, Q Dai… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heating is a major source of air pollution. To improve air quality, a range of clean heating
policies were implemented in China over the past decade. Here, we evaluated the impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Formation mechanisms of atmospheric nitrate and sulfate during the winter haze pollution periods in Bei**g: gas-phase, heterogeneous and aqueous-phase …

P Liu, C Ye, C Xue, C Zhang, Y Mu… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
A vast area in China is currently going through severe haze episodes with drastically
elevated concentrations of PM 2.5 in winter. Nitrate and sulfate are the main constituents of …

Significant impact of coal combustion on VOCs emissions in winter in a North China rural site

F Zhang, X Shang, H Chen, G **e, Y Fu, D Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was carried out using an online
GC-FID/MS at a rural site in North China Plain from 1 Nov. 2017 to 21 Jan. 2018. Their …

Potential co-benefits of electrification for air quality, health, and CO2 mitigation in 2030 China

W Peng, J Yang, X Lu, DL Mauzerall - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrification with decarbonized electricity is a central strategy for carbon mitigation. End-
use electrification can also reduce air pollutant emissions from the demand sectors, which …

Measurement report: Exchange fluxes of HONO over agricultural fields in the North China Plain

Y Song, C Xue, Y Zhang, P Liu, F Bao… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Nitrous acid (HONO) is a crucial precursor of tropospheric hydroxyl radicals, but its sources
are not fully understood. Soil is recognized as an important HONO source, but the lack of …

Source apportionment of organic aerosol from 2-year highly time-resolved measurements by an aerosol chemical speciation monitor in Bei**g, China

Y Sun, W Xu, Q Zhang, Q Jiang… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic aerosol (OA) represents a large fraction of submicron aerosols in the megacity of
Bei**g, yet long-term characterization of its sources and variations is very limited. Here we …