摘要
The spatial disparity of air pollutants is one of the key influential factors for environmental inequality.We quantitatively evaluated the evolution of PM_(2.5)spatial disparity in China during 2013–2020,and investigated the associations between PM_(2.5)spatial disparity and economic indicators.Differences in PM_(2.5)between more-and less-polluted cities declined over time,suggesting decreased absolute disparity.However,the more polluted cities in 2013 remained so in 2017 and 2020,and vice versa,indicating persistent relative disparity.PM_(2.5)pollution levels increased with higher GDP per capita in less-developed areas of China,but such negative effects weakened over time,while economic development tended to promote cleaner air in developed areas of China.Therefore,policies to improve air quality and promote economic development simultaneously are needed in China to reduce the disparity of air pollution and promote all people to enjoy environmental equality.
基金
This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC3702705)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant Nos.82003413,92043301 and 82030103).
