Burden of disease from rising coal emissions in Asia Shannon Koplitz 1 , Daniel Jacob 1 , Lauri Myllyvirta 2 , Melissa Sulprizio 1 1 Harvard University 2 Greenpeace International
Burden of disease from rising coal emissions in Asia
Shannon Koplitz1, Daniel Jacob1, Lauri Myllyvirta2, Melissa Sulprizio1 1Harvard University
2Greenpeace International
Coal use is expanding rapidly in Asia 2014 Population
1. China = 1369.5 million 2. India = 1270 million 3. U.S. = 321 million
4. Indonesia = 255 million Japan
S. Korea
Taiwan
Philippines
Vietnam Myanmar
Malaysia
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Thailand
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Lu et al., 2011; EPA Annual ARP report 2013
Coal use is expanding rapidly in Asia
If all projected plants become operational, Asian coal emissions of SO2 and NOx could triple by 2030. Indonesia and Vietnam together account for 67% of this projected increase, as well as an additional 35 million people by 2030.
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Philippines
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Estimated 2030 Population 1. India = 1523 million 2. China = 1393 million
3. U.S. = 361 million 4. Indonesia = 280 million
Lu et al., 2011; EPA Annual ARP report 2013
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1. Calculate surface PM and ozone concentrations due to both 2011 and estimated 2030 coal emissions in East and Southeast Asia (excluding emissions from China and India).
2. Estimate the human health burden of this rising coal pollution.
Project Objectives
Approach
1. Implement three 1-year emission scenarios of coal SO2, NOx, and primary PM2.5 (as fine mode dust) into v9-02 of GEOS-Chem at 0.5°x0.666° resolution over Asia:
a. Present Day (2011) – Replace EDGAR v4.2 emissions over Asia with 2011
reported emissions b. 2030 – Add emissions for all Asian coal plants in the developmental
pipeline c. No Coal – Remove contribution of Asian coal emissions from EDGAR v4.2
2. Apply concentration-response relationships following Krewski et al., 2009
(PM) and Anenberg et al., 2010 (ozone) to estimate the premature mortality due to coal-related pollution.
Regional PM enhancements are mostly from sulfate
PM enhancements correlate spatially with population density. Total exposure is third highest in China, due to high population levels in southern China near Vietnamese emissions.
(Gridded Population of the World from CIESIN)
2010 Population Map
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ΔPM2.5 from 2030 Coal
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We estimate 16,000 deaths annually from current coal
Including a 10% population increase by 2030 in both Indonesia and Vietnam, we estimate 45,600 deaths annually by 2030 if all projected plants become operational.
Excess Deaths Per Year Total Exposure in 2030 (ΔPM2.5 x Population)
Base mortality rate
concentration-response factor
from GEOS-Chem
2011: 14,860 PM 1,530 ozone 16,390 total 2030 increase: 24,160 PM 2,390 ozone 26,550 total = 42,940 excess deaths per year (using 2010 population)
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ΔMortality = γ0 x CRF(β, ΔPM2.5) x Population
Global changes in PM are small and driven by NOx
Intercontinental enhancements in surface PM reflect the influence of NOx emissions on oxidant chemistry. Greater influence over Europe compared to U.S. is likely due to higher domestic PM sources there (SO2, NOx, NH3).
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ΔPM2.5 from Asian NOx
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