Weakening aerosol direct radiative effects mitigate climate penalty on Chinese air quality

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0840-y

Warming harms public health in Chinese cities directly via heat and indirectly by worsening air quality. Climate and epidemiological models estimate that reducing aerosols in a warmer climate can enhance atmospheric ventilation, reduce particulate matter exposure and offset warming-driven deaths.