The country teams in Chile and Korea have completed initial climate change and air pollution co-control benefits analysis assessments. China has completed partial results, and Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are at the beginning stages of their analysis. Results from Chile and Korea indicate that energy sector greenhouse gas mitigation measures under consideration in these countries will significantly reduce local air pollution and will result in considerable public health and economic benefits. Table E-1 provides a summary of the main results from these three countries.
Estimates use averages of source apportionment and box model air quality results.
These results indicate that the air pollution health benefits of fairly modest greenhouse gas reduction measures for the energy sector for these countries are highly significant. Thus on the basis of the air pollution health benefits for particulates alone, the analysis would indicate that these countries can capture highly significant air pollution and greenhouse gas reduction co-benefits through implementation of these measures. Policy Implications Climate change and air pollution officials from the participating countries have been actively engaged in all phases of this work. Their participation has ensured that the results will be valuable to these officials in the development of their climate change and air pollution policies and consideration of opportunities to pursue integrated climate change and air pollution policies. The preliminary results for Chile, China, and Korea were discussed and evaluated by climate and air pollution officials through policy-makers review workshops.