Clearer skies over China : reconciling air quality, climate, and economic goals

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China's carbon dioxide emissions outstrip those of other countries and its domestic air quality is severely degraded, especially in urban areas. Its sheer size and its growing, fossil-fuel-powered economy mean that China's economic and environmental policy choices will have an outsized eff...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Nielsen, Chris P., 1960- (Editor), Ho, Mun S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2013
Subjects:
Air quality > China.
Air > Pollution > China.
Climatic changes > Government policy > China.
Environmental policy > China.
Economic development > China.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > China.
China > Economic policy > 2000-
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Atmospheric Environment in China : Introduction and Research Review / Mun S. Ho
  • 2. Summary : Sulfur Mandates and Carbon Taxes for 2006 - 2010 / Jing Cao
  • 3. Summary : Carbon Taxes for 2013 - 2020 / Yu Zhao
  • 4. Primary Air Pollutant Emissions of Coal-Fired Power Plants in China / Yu Zhao
  • 5. Primary Air Pollutants and CO2 Emissions from Cement Production in China / Kebin He
  • 6. Anthropogenic Emission Inventory of Primary Air Pollutants in China for 2005 and 2010 / Yu Lei
  • 7. Atmospheric Modeling of Pollutant Concentrations / Yuxuan Wang
  • 8. Benefits to Human Health and Agricultural Productivity of Reduced Air Pollution / Yu Lei
  • 9. Economics of Environmental Policies in China / Dale W. Jorgenson.

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