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The primary Nature Communications article estimates over 540,000 China premature deaths attributable to black carbon in 2015. MEASUREMENT

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Source: The Hidden Health and Climate Burden of Black Carbon under China’s Dual Carbon Strategy · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:735b84689eaadb75e71dc4609b68f777e9c8ff14357aa37a5d3fe12cb7d19ac3

Using a localized BC inventory and revised health risk function, we estimate that over 540,000 premature deaths were attributable to BC in China in 2015, more than twice previous reports.