Energy and air pollution benefits of household fuel policies in northern China

Meng, Wenjun, Zhong, Qirui, Chen, Yilin, Shen, Huizhong, Yun, Xiao, Smith, Kirk R, Li, Bengang, Liu, Junfeng, Wang, Xilong, Ma, Jianmin, Cheng, Hefa, Zeng, Eddy Y, Guan, Dabo, Russell, Armistead G and Tao, Shu (2019) Energy and air pollution benefits of household fuel policies in northern China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (34). pp. 16773-16780. ISSN 1091-6490

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Abstract

In addition to many recent actions taken to reduce emissions from energy production, industry, and transportation, a new campaign substituting residential solid fuels with electricity or natural gas has been launched in Beijing, Tianjin, and 26 other municipalities in northern China, aiming at solving severe ambient air pollution in the region. Quantitative analysis shows that the campaign can accelerate residential energy transition significantly, and if the planned target can be achieved, more than 60% of households are projected to remove solid fuels by 2021, compared with fewer than 20% without the campaign. Emissions of major air pollutants will be reduced substantially. With 60% substitution realized, emission of primary PM2.5 and contribution to ambient PM2.5 concentration in 2021 are projected to be 30% and 41% of those without the campaign. With 60% substitution, average indoor PM2.5 concentrations in living rooms in winter are projected to be reduced from 209 (190 to 230) μg/m3 to 125 (99 to 150) μg/m3 The population-weighted PM2.5 concentrations can be reduced from 140 μg/m3 in 2014 to 78 μg/m3 or 61 μg/m3 in 2021 given that 60% or 100% substitution can be accomplished. Although the original focus of the campaign was to address ambient air quality, exposure reduction comes more from improved indoor air quality because ∼90% of daily exposure of the rural population is attributable to indoor air pollution. Women benefit more than men.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy,sdg 11 - sustainable cities and communities ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2019 01:57
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 05:23
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/73060
DOI:	10.1073/pnas.1904182116

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