Policies to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will not only slow climate change but can also have ancillary benefits of improved air quality. Here we examine the co-benefits of both global and regional GHG mitigation for US air quality in 2050 at fine resolution, using dynamical downscaling methods, building on a previous global co-benefits study (West et al., 2013). The co-benefits for US air quality are quantified via two mechanisms: through reductions in co-emitted air pollutants from the same sources and by slowing climate change and its influence on air quality, following West et al. (2013). Additionally, we separate the total co-benefits into contributions from domestic GHG mitigation vs. mitigation in foreign countries.
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Technology Partners: MimirTech
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/co-benefits-global-and-regional-greenhouse-gas-mitigation-us-air-quality-2050
[2] http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/9533/2016/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yuqiang-zhang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jared-h-bowden
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/zachariah-adelman-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/atmospheric-chemistry-and-physics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-monitoring
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pm-25
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ozone
