Effect of strengthened standards on Chinese ironmaking and steelmaking emissions

doi:10.1038/s41893-021-00736-0

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	Effect of strengthened standards on Chinese ironmaking and steelmaking emissions
	Bo, Xin 1,2; Jia, Min 3; Xue, Xiaoda 4; Tang, Ling 4; Mi, Zhifu 5; Wang, Shouyang 6,7; Cui, Weigeng 8; Chang, Xiangyu 9; Ruan, Jianhui 3; Dong, Guangxia 10; Zhou, Beihai 2; Davis, Steven J.11,12
	2021-06-24
发表期刊	NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
ISSN	2398-9629
页码	12
摘要	China has produced roughly half of the world's steel in recent years, but the country's iron and steel industry is a major source of air pollutants, especially particulate matter, SO2 and NOx emissions. To reduce such emissions, China imposed new emission standards in 2015 and promoted ultralow emission standards in 2019. Here we use measurements from China's continuous emissions monitoring systems (covering 69-91% of national iron and steel production) to develop hourly, facility-level emissions estimates for China's iron and steel industry. In turn, we use this data to evaluate the emission reductions related to China's increasingly stringent policies. We find steady declines in emission concentrations at iron- and steelmaking plants since the 2015 standards were implemented. From 2014 to 2018, particulate matter and SO2 emissions fell by 47% and 42%, respectively, and NOx increased by 3%, even as the production increased by 14%. Moreover, we estimate that if all facilities achieve the ultralow emission standards, particulate matter, SO2 and NOx emissions will drop by a further 50%, 37% and 58%, respectively. Our results thus reveal the substantial benefits of the Chinese government's interventions to curb emissions from iron and steel production and emphasize the promise of ongoing ultralow emission renovations. The Chinese government's interventions to curb emissions from iron and steel production have not been evaluated. This study develops hourly, facility-level emissions estimates to assess the effects of strengthened emissions standards on pollution from China's iron and steel industry.
DOI	10.1038/s41893-021-00736-0
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2019YFE0194500] ; National Research Program for Key Issues in Air Pollution Control[DQGG0209-07] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[72032006] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11771012] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71971007] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71988101]
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:000665702900001
出版者	NATURE RESEARCH
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.amss.ac.cn/handle/2S8OKBNM/58885
专题	中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院
通讯作者	Tang, Ling; Mi, Zhifu; Wang, Shouyang
作者单位	1.Minist Ecol & Environm, Appraisal Ctr Environm & Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Sci & Technol Beijing, Sch Energy & Environm Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Beijing Univ Chem Technol, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Beihang Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.UCL, Bartlett Sch Sustainable Construct, London, England 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Acad Math & Syst Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 7.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Econ & Management, Beijing, Peoples R China 8.Changan Univ, Sch Earth Sci & Resources, Xian, Peoples R China 9.Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Management, Xian, Peoples R China 10.China Natl Environm Monitoring Ctr, Beijing, Peoples R China 11.Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Earth Syst Sci, Irvine, CA USA 12.Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Irvine, CA USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bo, Xin,Jia, Min,Xue, Xiaoda,et al. Effect of strengthened standards on Chinese ironmaking and steelmaking emissions[J]. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,2021:12.
APA	Bo, Xin.,Jia, Min.,Xue, Xiaoda.,Tang, Ling.,Mi, Zhifu.,...&Davis, Steven J..(2021).Effect of strengthened standards on Chinese ironmaking and steelmaking emissions.NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,12.
MLA	Bo, Xin,et al."Effect of strengthened standards on Chinese ironmaking and steelmaking emissions".NATURE SUSTAINABILITY (2021):12.