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Systematic Governance of Atmospheric Environmental Issues in China
Run Liu, Min Shao, Keding Lu, Qihua Li, Qingru Wu, Gang Yan, Fahe Chai, Shuxiao Wang, Hang Su, Chuchu Chen, Shihan Zhang, Kebin He, Wenqing Liu, Yuanhang Zhang
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Systematic Governance of Atmospheric Environmental Issues in China
In recent years, China has demonstrated significant green development, with remarkable achievements in air pollution control evidenced by the sustained decline in annual average fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration and continuous reduction of heavy pollution days. However, the structural and essential stress on air quality improvement remains prominent, as manifested by the increasing proportion of secondary components in PM2.5 and the high-level fluctuations of ozone concentration, indicating that severe challenges remain in atmospheric environment governance in China and highlighting the urgent need to address multiple pressures, including multi-objective synergy, multi-pollutant collaborative control, and compliance with international environmental conventions. This study analyzes the current status of atmospheric environment governance in China, identifying prominent challenges including insufficient theoretical innovation in systematic atmospheric environment governance, urgent needs to harness the potential of synergistic effects from carbon-pollution co-governance, and the requirement for formulating multi-scale-integrated air-quality management strategies. Furthermore, it elucidates the intrinsic relationships among atmospheric environmental issues, particularly the interactions between regional and global atmospheric problems as well as the cross-sphere mechanisms of multi-pollutant, multi-media processes. A critical framework of systematic atmospheric environment governance is proposed, comprising fundamental theories and applications of atmospheric oxidation capacity, along with innovative technological chains of systematic environmental management. Strategic recommendations are outlined, including implementing top-level design for systematic governance, initiating scientific innovation programs for holistic pollution control, establishing coordinated management mechanisms, and deploying action plans. These measures aim to advance systematic air-quality management in China and enhance health risk prevention and ecological risk control capabilities in atmospheric environment governance.
atmospheric environment / systematic governance / atmospheric oxidation capacity / climate change / cross-sphere multi-media processes / international environmental conventions
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