ABSTRACT
Global cities are simultaneously taking action to improve air quality and mitigate climate change by reducing emissions from energy and infrastructure systems. Cities are uniquely positioned to achieve improved environmental policy by managing carbon, air pollution, and health co-benefits concurrently due to the concentration of people and economic activity in cities. By accounting for the air pollution co-benefits of carbon mitigation, cities may create more political support for reducing emissions and energy use due to the large health benefits of reducing local air pollution exposure. Given the policy-relevant implications of co-benefits at the city scale, this review evaluates the existing tools/models to assess both carbon and air pollution in urban environments.
