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Stronger policy required to substantially reduce deaths from PM2.5 pollution in China

Environmental Studies and Forestry

Stronger policy required to substantially reduce deaths from PM2.5 pollution in China

H. Yue, C. He, et al.

Air pollution is a major issue in China, causing nearly 1 million deaths each year. Research conducted by Huanbi Yue, Chunyang He, Qingxu Huang, Dan Yin, and Brett A. Bryan analyzes the impact of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) on deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution, revealing significant reductions yet highlighting the urgent need for more ambitious policies by 2030.

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Abstract
Air pollution kills nearly 1 million people per year in China. The Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP, 2013–2017) significantly reduced PM2.5 concentrations, but its health benefits were unclear. Using decomposition analysis of 2000–2017 data, we assessed spatiotemporal dynamics of deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution (DAPP) and quantified APPCAP’s contribution. Despite a 36.1% increase in DAPP from 2000 to 2017, APPCAP-induced air quality improvements reduced DAPP in 2017 by 64 thousand (6.8%) compared to 2013. However, without stronger policies, further major reductions in DAPP are unlikely, jeopardizing achievement of UN SDG 3 by 2030.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Mar 19, 2020
Authors
Huanbi Yue, Chunyang He, Qingxu Huang, Dan Yin, Brett A. Bryan
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15319-4
Tags
Air pollution
PM2.5
APPCAP
deaths
China
public health
policy impact

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