Yu Lei
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780262019880
- eISBN:
- 9780262315418
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262019880.003.0008
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
This book has so far shown how the SO2 controls of the 11th Five-Year Plan or a tax of 100 yuan per ton of carbon (27 yuan per ton of CO2) reduced or would reduce emissions and concentrations of a ...
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This book has so far shown how the SO2 controls of the 11th Five-Year Plan or a tax of 100 yuan per ton of carbon (27 yuan per ton of CO2) reduced or would reduce emissions and concentrations of a variety of both primary and secondary air pollutants. Among the most important implications of these policies would be their very large effects on public health. To the extent that they affect concentrations of ground-level ozone, they would also impact the productivity of major grain crops. This chapter estimates the health and agricultural benefits that would result from the improved air quality with the two policy options. The chapter considers these topics in sequence, first addressing the centrally important health benefits and then turning to the crop benefits.Less
This book has so far shown how the SO2 controls of the 11th Five-Year Plan or a tax of 100 yuan per ton of carbon (27 yuan per ton of CO2) reduced or would reduce emissions and concentrations of a variety of both primary and secondary air pollutants. Among the most important implications of these policies would be their very large effects on public health. To the extent that they affect concentrations of ground-level ozone, they would also impact the productivity of major grain crops. This chapter estimates the health and agricultural benefits that would result from the improved air quality with the two policy options. The chapter considers these topics in sequence, first addressing the centrally important health benefits and then turning to the crop benefits.
Yu Lei, Qiang Zhang, Chris P. Nielsen, and Kebin He
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780262019880
- eISBN:
- 9780262315418
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262019880.003.0005
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
China is the largest cement-producing and cement-consuming country in the world today. The cement industry plays an important role in emissions of many air pollutants in China. This study estimates ...
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China is the largest cement-producing and cement-consuming country in the world today. The cement industry plays an important role in emissions of many air pollutants in China. This study estimates the emissions of major air pollutants from cement production based on information on the development of production technologies and tightening emission standards in China's cement industry. The analysis shows that with the replacement of old shaft kilns by precalciner kilns, there is an opportunity to reduce particular matter (PM) emissions through the implementation of stricter emission standards and promotion of high-performance PM control technologies.Less
China is the largest cement-producing and cement-consuming country in the world today. The cement industry plays an important role in emissions of many air pollutants in China. This study estimates the emissions of major air pollutants from cement production based on information on the development of production technologies and tightening emission standards in China's cement industry. The analysis shows that with the replacement of old shaft kilns by precalciner kilns, there is an opportunity to reduce particular matter (PM) emissions through the implementation of stricter emission standards and promotion of high-performance PM control technologies.
