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ArticleNature communications2026

Air quality improvement masks global cooling from CO

Bin Zhao, Xiaochun Wang, Yuan Wang, Yisheng Sun, Da Gao, Qi Ge, Yang Gao, Junxi Zhang, Yuqiang Zhang, Drew Shindell and 9 more

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19 authors.

Bin Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-9188
Xiaochun Wang *State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yuan WangDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. yzwang@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6657-8401
Yisheng SunState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-2841
Da GaoState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Qi GeDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Yang GaoFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-6544
Junxi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yuqiang ZhangEnvironment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-7086
Drew ShindellNicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4715
Steven J DavisDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9338-0844
Guangxing LinCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yuhan WangDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4320-7856
Biwu ChuState Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Re-search Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhe JiangInstitute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-250X
Hong HeState Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Re-search Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8476-8217
Kebin HeState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6006-9323
Jiming HaoState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Shuxiao WangState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. shxwang@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-1963

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achieving carbon neutrality and improving air quality are pivotal sustainability strategies for the Global South countries. However, their global climate impacts over a realistic timescale remain unclear. Here we evaluate the climate impacts of China's carbon neutrality and Beautiful China policies using a fully coupled Earth system model and updated future anthropogenic emission scenarios. We find that, for an unexpectedly long time through ~2070, China's air pollutant reductions can cause a large global surface warming (0.12 ± 0.09 K for 2050-2070) that almost offsets the cooling from concurrent CO

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