Improved air quality in China can enhance solar-power performance and accelerate carbon-neutrality targets

Large-scale renewable energy brings regionally disproportional air quality and health co-benefits in China

“…Developing renewable energy will have a more pronounced effect on air quality improvement in 2050 than that in 2030. Capacity solar of photovoltaic power generation level will accelerate the replacement of high carbon emission power sources, 11 which could bring air quality co-benefits and prevent millions of premature deaths. 30 …”

“…(2015) found that shifting from coal and oil to renewable energy could improve economic and environmental sustainability. 10 Therefore, national and provincial policymakers in China have shown strong interest in transitioning energy consumption toward renewable energy sources, 11 with the power sector playing a central role. 12 …”

Can Solar Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Policies Reduce Carbon Emissions and Increase Income in China?

“…A judicious approach to site selection for PV power plants is imperative to ensure that the poverty alleviation and emission-reduction benefits of solar power generation are sustainably achieved. Presently, a discrepancy prevails in the spatial distribution of PV power plant installations, disproportionately favoring Northern and Central China, despite the broader solar energy resource potential in other regions . This discrepancy is highlighted by the insufficient deployment of PV power plants in Northwest China and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which possess substantial potential for PV power generation. ,, It is more beneficial to deploy PV power plants in plains and hilly areas with abundant solar energy resources than in mountainous areas.…”

High-dimensional spatiotemporal visual analysis of the air quality in China

“…Therefore, it is necessary to further analyze of the spatial and temporal attributes of pollutants in the atmosphere and the influencing factors of the air quality and reasonably predict the air quality to provide a level of protection for both humans and nature 9 , improve the urban air quality, create a more livable urban environment 10 , offer a more reliable scientific foundation for the formulation of both environmental and health policies, and provide helpful recommendations, which is also the main focus of contemporary urban development 11 .…”