Concern over mitigation costs impedes the adoption of the climate policies needed to
achieve agreed global warming targets. While costs are important to consider, so are …

Excess morbidity and mortality related to extremely hot weather and poor air quality are
found in cities worldwide. This is a major public health concern for cities now and looking …

Improving green total factor productivity (GTFP) is required for China's economic catch-up
towards the global frontier. As a vital market-driven environmental regulation instrument …

This chapter aims to update the knowledge on the building sector since the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) from …

This chapter provides an update to developments on mitigation in the industry sector since
the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report …

This study evaluates air pollution-related health impacts on the Chinese economy by using
an expanded version of the Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis model. We estimated …

Climate policies targeting energy-related CO2 emissions, which act on a global scale over
long time horizons, can result in localized, near-term reductions in both air pollution and …

The Chinese government set specific provincial reduction targets for sulfur dioxide (SO 2)
and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the 11th Five-Year Plan. However, due to the …

We present an analysis of the barriers and opportunities for incorporating air quality co-
benefits into climate policy assessments. It is well known that many strategies for reducing …

This framing chapter describes the strengths and limitations of the most widely used
concepts and methods in economics, ethics, and other social sciences that are relevant to …