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Health and climate impacts of ocean-going vessels in East Asia

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Liu, H; Fu, M; Jin, X; Shang, Y; Shindell, D; Faluvegi, G; Shindell, C; He, K
Published in: Nature Climate Change
November 1, 2016

East Asia has the most rapidly growing shipping emissions of both CO2 and traditional air pollutants, but the least in-depth analysis. Full evaluation of all pollutants is needed to assess the impacts of shipping emissions. Here, using an advanced method based on detailed dynamic ship activity data, we show that shipping emissions in East Asia accounted for 16% of global shipping CO2 in 2013, compared to only 4-7% in 2002-2005. Increased emissions lead to large adverse health impacts, with 14,500-37,500 premature deaths per year. Global mean radiative forcing from East Asian shipping is initially negative, but would become positive after approximately eight years for constant current emissions. As a large fraction of vessels are registered elsewhere, joint efforts are necessary to reduce emissions and mitigate the climate and health impacts of shipping in the region.

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Nature Climate Change

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1758-6798

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1758-678X

Publication Date

November 1, 2016

Volume

6

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1037 / 1041

Related Subject Headings

  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management
  • 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
  • 0401 Atmospheric Sciences
 

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Liu, H., Fu, M., Jin, X., Shang, Y., Shindell, D., Faluvegi, G., … He, K. (2016). Health and climate impacts of ocean-going vessels in East Asia. Nature Climate Change, 6(11), 1037–1041. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3083
Liu, H., M. Fu, X. Jin, Y. Shang, D. Shindell, G. Faluvegi, C. Shindell, and K. He. “Health and climate impacts of ocean-going vessels in East Asia.” Nature Climate Change 6, no. 11 (November 1, 2016): 1037–41. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3083.
Liu H, Fu M, Jin X, Shang Y, Shindell D, Faluvegi G, et al. Health and climate impacts of ocean-going vessels in East Asia. Nature Climate Change. 2016 Nov 1;6(11):1037–41.
Liu, H., et al. “Health and climate impacts of ocean-going vessels in East Asia.” Nature Climate Change, vol. 6, no. 11, Nov. 2016, pp. 1037–41. Scopus, doi:10.1038/nclimate3083.
Liu H, Fu M, Jin X, Shang Y, Shindell D, Faluvegi G, Shindell C, He K. Health and climate impacts of ocean-going vessels in East Asia. Nature Climate Change. 2016 Nov 1;6(11):1037–1041.

Published In

Nature Climate Change

DOI

EISSN

1758-6798

ISSN

1758-678X

Publication Date

November 1, 2016

Volume

6

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1037 / 1041

Related Subject Headings

  • 0502 Environmental Science and Management
  • 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
  • 0401 Atmospheric Sciences