Study and suggestions on Co-benefits of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution control

Abstract

Studying the co-benefits of greenhouse gases and air pollutants is highly relevant as China tries to cope with the dual challenges of climate change and pollution control. Over the past ten years, plenty of studies at home and abroad have paid attention to these co-benefits, including policy analysis, model application, case discussion, etc., and various co-benefit theories have been introduced to lay a solid scientific foundation for the development of energy and environmental development policies. In this paper, different definitions and types of co-benefits are provided, and co-benefit evaluation methodology is explained. International and domestic progress in studies on the co-benefits of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution control are elaborated, and prospects and suggestions on future studies are analyzed.