January 10, 2017
哈佛大学中国项目执行总监Chris Nielsen先生与项目经济学家何文胜博士在《财富》杂志（包括《财富》杂志中文版）发表专栏文章，阐述了中国处于红色警报级别的空气污染情况之所以如此难以遏制，其背后被低估了的原因是什么。这些因素各种各样，与大气化学、气象、经济、政治等方面都有关。文章中参考的研究资料出处如下：
关于中国成功地降低了二氧化硫和氮氧化物的排放及其对空气质量的影响：
- C. P. Nielsen and M. S. Ho, eds. 2013. 《中国更晴朗的天空：兼顾空气质量、气候和经济目标》Clearer Skies Over China: Reconciling Air Quality, Climate, and Economic Goals. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- Y. Zhao, J. Zhang, and C. P. Nielsen. 2014. The effects of energy paths and emission controls and standards on future trends in China's emissions of primary air pollutants. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14: 8849-8868.
关于北京细颗粒物(PM2.5)水平的趋势来源于以下官方数据：
- Xinhua. 2017. 环保部：2016年全国PM2.5平均浓度同比下降6%. 5 January.
关于在中国华北地区氨和氮氧化物抵消了减少空气中二氧化硫和硫酸盐含量的治理效果：
- Y. Wang, Q. Q. Zhang, K. He, Q. Zhang and L. Chai. 2013. Sulfate-nitrate-ammonium aerosols over China: response to 2000-2015 emission changes of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and ammonia. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13:2635-2652.
关于细颗粒物辐射反馈增强（边界层）大气静稳条件的可能性：
- J. Wang, S. Wang, J. Jiang, A. Ding, M. Zheng, B. Zhao, D. C. Wong, W. Zhou, G. Zheng, L. Wang, J. E. Pleim and J. Hao. 2014. Impact of aerosol-meteorology interactions on fine particle pollution during China’s severe haze episode in January 2013. Environmental Research Letters, 9.
关于东亚地区冬季季风（和西伯利亚高压）的变化对中国华北地区雾霾天气的影响：
- B. Jia, Y. Wang, Y. Yao, and Y. Xie. 2015. A new indicator on the impact of large-scale circulation on wintertime particulate matter pollution over China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15:11919-11929.
关于中国最近对可再生能源电力扩容的决心和承诺：
- Reuters. 2017. China to plow $361 billion into renewable fuel by 2020. 5 Jan.
See also: 空气污染、温室气体与气候, 能源与电网, 政策, Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases, Atmospheric Transport and Chemistry Modeling, Atmospheric Measurements, Atmospheric Emissions, Renewable and Low-Carbon Electric Power and Grid Integration, Economy and Policy, Reconciling Air Quality, Climate, and Economic Goals, News