Health Co-Benefits from NDC Implementation in China

For instance, in the 13th FYP for the Development of the Coal Industry, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Agency have planned to phase out excessive production capacity by 800 million tonnes per year and to increase more advanced and cleaner production capacity by 500 million tonnes per year through reduction and replacement during the 13th FYP period. [...] Given the lack of quantifiable data on disease-specific health burdens attributable to climate change and air pollution, Figure 1 draws from the total health burden of the main diseases and impacts depicted in Table 1 and shows their relative importance for China in 2016 (as a percentage of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years [DALYs2] and premature deaths). [...] At the end of 2014, the National Energy Agency, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued Opinions on Promoting Safe and Green 5 China’s NDC categorizes the policies needed to achieve its objectives in the following groups: A. Implementing Proactive National Strategies on Climate Change; B. Improving Regional Strategies on Climate Chang [...] Note: Percentages are by 2020 in the case of current policies and by 2030 in the case of the NDC. [...] In the 13th FYP, the government has also recognized the importance of the interconnection between health and environment and has promulgated specific policies to address the issue.