The main goal of the project was to assist government officials and stakeholders to understand the air pollution benefits of energy technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to build capacity to conduct co-benefits analysis of GHG mitigation measures on an ongoing basis. The specific objectives of this work effort include:

• Estimate the potential co-benefits associated with GHG mitigation scenarios currently being considered by local policy-makers
• Assess and quantify the air pollution benefits of specific mitigating measures for abatement of both GHG and local air pollution.

To explore the potential for such integrated strategies, the project team performed two distinct analyses: 1) an estimate of the ancillary benefits of a GHG mitigation scenario; and 2) an assessment of the air pollution and GHG mitigation effectiveness of specific mitigation measures.

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