Synergic Benefits of Air Pollutant Reduction, CO 2 Emission Abatement, and Water Saving under the Goal of Achieving Carbon Emission Peak: The Case of Tangshan City, China

Rupu Yang, Min Wang, Mengxue Zhao and Xiangzhao Feng
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Rupu Yang: Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100029, China
Min Wang: Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100029, China
Mengxue Zhao: Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100029, China
Xiangzhao Feng: Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100029, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-24

Abstract: The study aims to explore the synergic benefits of reducing air pollutants and CO 2 and water consumption under the carbon emission peak (CEP) policies at a city level. Air pollutants and CO 2 emissions are predicted by the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) model, and the water consumption is forecast by the quota method. Two scenarios are constructed with the same policies, but to different degrees: the reference scenario achieves CEP in 2030, and the green and low carbon scenario achieves CEP in 2025. The prediction results show that air pollutant emissions, CO 2 emissions, and water consumption can be obviously decreased by intensifying the CEP policies. The synergic abatement effect was illustrated by the synergic reduction curve. Accelerating the adjustment of economic structure saves the most water, reduces the greatest amount of CO 2 emission, and also obtains the best synergic reduction capability between water consumption and CO 2 emission. Transforming the traditionally long process of steelmaking toward a short electric process reduces the majority of PM 2.5 , SO 2 , and VOC emissions, while consuming more water. The study provides a new viewpoint to assess and optimize the CEP action plan at city levels.

Keywords: synergic benefits; LEAP model; CO 2 emission; air pollutants; water consumption; carbon emission peak (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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