The short-term impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on urban air pollution in China

Nature Sustainability, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 3(12), С. 1005 - 1011

Опубликована: Июль 7, 2020

To prevent the escalation of COVID-19 transmission, China locked down one-third its cities, which strictly curtailed personal mobility and economic activities. Using comprehensive daily air quality data in China, we evaluated impacts these measures terms Air Quality Index (AQI) concentrations particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5). infer their causal relationships, employed difference-in-differences models that compare cities without lockdown policies. We found city lockdowns led to sizeable improvement quality. Within weeks, AQI locked-down was brought by 19.84 points (PM2.5 14.07 µg m−3) relative control group. In addition, formal also improved because enforcement other types counter-virus measures. The those 6.34 7.05 previous year. effects are larger colder, richer more industrialized cities. Despite improvements, PM2.5 during periods remained four times higher World Health Organization recommendations, suggesting much further effort is needed. Existing environmental policies could obtain similar improvements at lower cost, making an unsustainable option address issues. Urban remarkably worse WHO recommended levels first despite substantial pollution reductions high costs measure.

Язык: Английский

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The winter choke: Coal-Fired heating, air pollution, and mortality in China

Journal of Health Economics, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 71, С. 102316 - 102316

Опубликована: Март 6, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Effects of China's pilot low-carbon city policy on carbon emission reduction: A quasi-natural experiment based on satellite data

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 175, С. 121422 - 121422

Опубликована: Дек. 8, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on global air quality and health

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 755, С. 142533 - 142533

Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2020

Язык: Английский

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China’s War on Pollution: Evidence from the First 5 Years

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 15(2), С. 281 - 299

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2021

The decade from 2010 to 2019 marked a significant turning point in China’s approach environmental regulation and pollution. This article describes the recent trends air water quality, with focus on 5 years following Chinese government’s announcement of its “war pollution” 2014. We review emerging literature that has taken advantage improvements data availability accuracy understand social, economic, health impacts pollution China.

Язык: Английский

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Has Carbon Emissions Trading Reduced PM_2.5 in China?

Environmental Science & Technology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 55(10), С. 6631 - 6643

Опубликована: Май 7, 2021

China today has an urgent need to develop low-carbon policies that also address local air pollution. This study uses a difference-in-differences model estimate the extent which China's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), directly addresses CO2 emissions, generated cobenefits by reducing PM2.5. Using monthly PM2.5 concentration and weather data for 297 Chinese cities from January 2005 December 2017, we find (1) ETS reduced concentrations 4.8%, this reduction effect is strongest in summer. The results are confirmed robustness tests including propensity score matching, mahalanobis distance two placebo tests, controlling atmospheric policies. (2) pilots have positive spillovers on neighboring nonpilot within 300 km of pilot cites, especially those downwind cities, ETS's primarily result firms adopting abatement activities adjusting industrial structure. (3) greater regions with larger carbon trading volume higher price. (4) caused may avoided 23,363 deaths saved $41.38 billion annually GDP.

Язык: Английский

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Time Preferences and green agricultural technology adoption: Field evidence from rice farmers in China

Land Use Policy, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 109, С. 105627 - 105627

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Can vertical environmental regulation induce enterprise green innovation? A new perspective from automatic air quality monitoring station in China

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 317, С. 115349 - 115349

Опубликована: Май 27, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Does low-carbon pilot city policy induce low-carbon choices in residents' living: Holistic and single dual perspective

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 324, С. 116353 - 116353

Опубликована: Сен. 28, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Environmental pollution and socioeconomic health inequality: Evidence from China

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 95, С. 104579 - 104579

Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2023

Язык: Английский

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