PM2.5 and ozone pollution-related health challenges in Japan with regards to climate change |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;2. College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China;3. School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China;4. Laboratory for Low-carbon Intelligent Governance, Beihang University, 100191, China;5. The Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21, No.8 Yuyuan Nan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China;6. Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China;7. Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305 8506, Japan;8. Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, 1-21-1 Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan;9. C Institute of Blue and Green Development, Weihai Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China;10. School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China |
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| Abstract: | The degradation of air quality, an environmental consequence of anthropogenic activities, poses a challenge to human health. However, the corresponding control measures incur additional costs. This study presents an analysis of the health and socioeconomic benefits of air quality control measures and climate change mitigation. Multidisciplinary modelling was used for PM2.5 and ozone distribution to analyze the co-benefits of end-of-pipe measures and electrification as well as their period-specific impacts on human health and the economy. The results indicated that the long-term impacts of end-of-pipe technologies and electrification in Japan's residential, building, and transportation sectors could reduce premature deaths, caused by PM2.5 and ozone pollution, by 65,500 annually from 2010 to 2050. These technologies could save a per capita work hour loss of 3.64 h and avoid an economic loss of 5.43 billion USD by 2050. This study predicted climate actions would enable western Japan to benefit from PM2.5 control measures, whereas the entire country would benefit from ozone pollution reduction. |
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| Keywords: | Co-benefits Health and socioeconomic impact Climate change mitigation IMED|HEL model |
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