Comparison of emissions inventories of anthropogenic air pollutants and greenhouse gases in China

Saikawa, Eri; Kim, Hankyul; Zhong, Min; Avramov, Alexander; Zhao, Yu; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet; Kurokawa, Jun-ichi; Klimont, Zbigniew; Wagner, Fabian; Naik, Vaishali; Horowitz, Larry W.; Zhang, Qiang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6393-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6393-2017

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East Asia emissions assessment (EA2)

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30 May 2017

Research article |

| 30 May 2017

Comparison of emissions inventories of anthropogenic air pollutants and greenhouse gases in China

Eri Saikawa, Hankyul Kim, Min Zhong, Alexander Avramov, Yu Zhao, Greet Janssens-Maenhout, Jun-ichi Kurokawa, Zbigniew Klimont, Fabian Wagner, Vaishali Naik, Larry W. Horowitz, and Qiang Zhang

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Short summary

We analyze differences in existing air pollutant emission estimates to better understand the magnitude of emissions as well as the source regions and sectors of air pollution in China. We find large disagreements among the inventories, and we show that these differences have a significant impact on regional air quality simulations. Better understanding of air pollutant emissions at more disaggregated levels is essential for air pollution mitigation in China.