Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 58, Issue -, Pages 130-137Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.042
Keywords
Co-benefits; GHG emissions; Air pollutants; Policy measures; China
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- Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan (MOEJ)
- United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering of Fudan University
- Department of Environment Planning & Policy of Yunnan Institute of Environment Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [2008-318]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [71033004]
- Ministry of Science and Technology [2011BAJ06B01]
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The unprecedented resources and energy needed to support the high growth of urbanization with the emerging issues of environmental degradation and GHG emissions is increasingly dramatic in China. A series of national and local policies have been implemented for achieving the co-benefits of reducing emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollution for China's sustainable development. In this paper, the achievement of climate change mitigation and air pollution reduction in different sectors through implementing policies is reviewed. This paper reports on the types of policy measures that have been introduced in two cases (i.e. Tiexi District of Shenyang and Baoshan District of Shanghai) to affect air quality and energy efficiency improvements, which are then collectively examined in terms of their impacts on GHG and air pollutant emissions. Recommendations are made for achieving co-benefits effectively through the integrated approach by comprehensively concentrating on the short and longterm environmental protection and energy conservation at local and national levels based on the analysis made in the paper. The limited coordination and lack of capacity in different government bodies may be the main barriers to the implementation of a co-benefits approach. Enhancing the cooperation and capacity building could overcome these obstacles. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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