CICERO

Phone: +47 22 00 47 63 /

E-mail: kristin.aunan@cicero.oslo.no

Kristin Aunan addresses the benefits to human health and/or climate from reducing emission of air pollution

Dr.scient. (Chemistry), University of Oslo 1998
Cand. scient. (biology), University of Oslo 1987

08/2014–08/2016: Professor II at Dept. of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), UiO
01/2008–12/2015: Joint appointment as Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo

Projects

Planning for cost-effective environmental risk reduction The project Planning for Cost-Effective Environmental Risk Reduction in China is a major environmental cooperation project carried out by Vista Analysis, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) and the Norwegian climate research center CICERO on behalf of the Chinese Government.
Health effects of Hebei PM_2.5 Action Plan As part of the preparation of a World Bank Program-for Results (PforR) operation on PM_2.5 pollution in Hebei, the current report provides an economic evaluation of the health benefits that may be achieved from alternative scenarios for PM_2.5 reductions in Hebei in 2017 and onwards. We also include a qualitative evaluation of other benefits, e.g., how the program may contribute to abating emissions of CO₂ and short-lived climate forcers (SLCF).
Airborne CAS Airborne studies human dimensions of air pollution in China in a historical perspective. How do people’s experiences and fears of air pollution transform into new visions of sustainability and creative forms of action?
Exhaustion Air pollution is currently the largest environmental killer in Europe, causing 500,000 premature deaths annually. Heatwaves can make air pollution more lethal and cause more heart and lung diseases. Together with Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and 11 other European institutions CICERO will help increase European resilience towards climate change.

Publications and outreach at CICERO

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Journal article

2019

Ruolan Hu, Shuxiao Wang, Kristin Aunan, M.J. Zhao, L. Chen, Zhaohui Liu, Mette Halskov Hansen, 2019 Personal exposure to PM_2.5 in Chinese rural households in the Yangtze River Delta Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health, Munksgaard Forlag, EN
Kristin Aunan, Mette Halskov Hansen, Zhaohui Liu, Shuxiao Wang, 2019 The Hidden Hazard of Household Air Pollution in Rural China Environmental Science and Policy, Elsevier Science, EN

2018

Bin Zhao, Haotian Zheng, Shuxiao Wang, Kirk R. Smith, Xi Lu, Kristin Aunan, Yu Gu, Yuan Wang, Dian Ding, Jia Xing, Xiao Fu, Xudong Yang, Kuo-Nan Liou, Jiming Hao, 2018 Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM_2.5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, EN
Kristin Aunan, Qiao Ma, Marianne Tronstad Lund, Shuxiao Wang, 2018 Population-weighted exposure to PM 2.5 pollution in China: An integrated approach Environment International, Elsevier Science, EN
Kristin Aunan, Mette Halskov Hansen, Shuxiao Wang, 2018 Introduction: Air Pollution in China The China Quarterly, Cambridge University Press, EN

2014

Line Winther Hansen Alnes, Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Janne Berger, Hefeng Zhang, Shuxiao Wang, Zeqin Dong, Liying Ma, Yu Hu, Wei Zhang, Kristin Aunan, 2014 Indoor PM and CO concentrations in rural Guizhou, China Energy for Sustainable Development, EN
Kristin Aunan, Shuxiao Wang, 2014 Internal migration and urbanization in China: Impacts on population exposure to household air pollution (2000-2010) Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier Science, EN
Hefeng Zhang, Tong Zhu, Shuxiao Wang, Jiming Hao, Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Line Winther Hansen Alnes, Kristin Aunan, Zeqin Dong, Liying Ma, Yu Hu, Min Zhang, Abdel Wahid Mellouki, Fahe Chai, Shulan Wang, 2014 Indoor emissions of carbonaceous aerosol and other air pollutants from household fuel burning in Southwest China Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Chinese Association for Aerosol Research in Taiwan, EN

2013

Kristin Aunan, Line Winther Hansen Alnes, Janne Berger, Zeqin Dong, Liying Ma, Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Haakon Vennemo, Shuxiao Wang, Wei Zhan, 2013 Upgrading to cleaner household stoves and reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among women in rural China — A cost-benefit analysis Energy for Sustainable Development, EN

2012

Hefeng Zhang, Shuxiao Wang, Jiming Hao, Lin Wan, Jingkun Jiang, Min Zhang, Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Line Winther Hansen Alnes, Kristin Aunan, Abdel Wahid Mellouki, 2012 Chemical and size characterization of particles emitted from the burning of coal and wood in rural households in Guizhou, China Atmospheric Environment, EN
Daisheng Zhang, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, Thorjørn Larssen, Haakon Vennemo, Steinar Larssen, Liulei Feng, Caixia Wu, Ruikai Xie, 2012 Air pollution reduction during China’s 11th Five-Year Plan period—local implementation and achievements in Shanxi province Environmental Development, EN

2011

Daisheng Zhang, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, Haakon Vennemo, 2011 The energy intensity target in China's 11th Five-Year Plan period-Local implementation and achievements in Shanxi Province Energy Policy, Elsevier Science, EN

2010

Nathan Appleton Rive, Kristin Aunan, 2010 Quantifying the Air Quality Cobenefits of the Clean Development Mechanism in China Environmental Science and Technology, EN
Shuxiao Wang, Wei Wei, Du Li, Kristin Aunan, Jiming Hao, 2010 Air pollutants in rural homes in Guizhou, China - Concentrations, speciation, and size distribution Atmospheric Environment, EN
Daisheng Zhang, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, Steinar Larssen, Jianghu Liu, Dingsheng Zhang, 2010 The assessment of health damage caused by air pollution and its implication for policy making in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Energy Policy, Elsevier Science, EN

2009

Yu Zhao, Shuxiao Wang, Chen Gangcai, Wang Fei, Kristin Aunan, Jiming Hao, 2009 Study of microenvironmental time-activity patterns in Chongqing Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China, EN
Maya Papineau, Kristin Aunan, Terje K. Berntsen, 2009 Distributional determinants of household air pollution in China Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, EN
Haakon Vennemo, Kristin Aunan, JW He, Tao Hu, Shantong Li, 2009 Benefits and costs to China of three different climate treaties Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier Science, EN
Haakon Vennemo, Kristin Aunan, Henrik Lindhjem, Hans Martin Seip, 2009 Environmental Pollution in China: Status and Trends Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, EN
Kristin Aunan, Terje K. Berntsen, Gunnar Myhre, Kristin Rypdal, DG Streets, JH Woo, KR Smith, 2009 Radiative forcing from household fuel burning in Asia Atmospheric Environment, EN

2008

Shuxiao Wang, Yu Zhao, Gangcai Chen, Fei Wang, Kristin Aunan, Jiming Hao, 2008 Assessment of Population Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution in Chongqing, China Environmental Pollution, Elsevier Science, EN
Haakon Vennemo, Kristin Aunan, Jianwu He, Tao Hu, Shantong Li, Kristin Rypdal, 2008 Environmental implications of China’s WTO accession Ecological Economics, Elsevier Science, EN
Kristin Aunan, Bård Romstad, 2008 Strong coasts and vulnerable communities: Potential implications of accelerated sea-level rise for Norway Journal of Coastal Research, EN

2007

Kristin Aunan, Terje K. Berntsen, David O'Connor, Therese Hindman Persson, Haakon Vennemo, Zhai Fan, 2007 Benefits and Costs to China of a Climate Policy Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, EN
Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, 2007 Health benefits from reducing indoor air pollution from household solid fuel use in China - three abatement scenarios Environment International, Elsevier Science, EN
Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, Shuxiao Wang, Yu Zhao, Daisheng Zhang, 2007 Urban and rural exposure to indoor air pollution from domestic biomass and coal burning across China Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier Science, EN

2006

Haakon Vennemo, Kristin Aunan, Jinghua Fang, Pernille Holtedahl, Tao Hu, Hans Martin Seip, 2006 Domestic Environmental Benefits of China's Energy-Related CDM Potential Climatic Change, Kluwer Academic Publishers, EN
Haakon Vennemo, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, 2006 En jord der blomster gror,kan de ønske mer? Miljø og utvikling i Kina Økonomisk forum, NO
Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, 2006 Potential health benefit of reducing household solid fuel use in Shanxi province, China Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier Science, EN
Yu Zhao, Shuxiao Wang, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, Jiming Hao, 2006 Air pollution and lung cancer risks in China — a meta-analysis Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier Science, EN

2005

Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Kristin Aunan, Jinghua Fang, Hans Martin Seip, John Magne Skjelvik, Haakon Vennemo, 2005 Cleaner production as climate investment - integrated assessment in Taiyuan City, China Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier Science, EN
Kristin Rypdal, Terje K. Berntsen, Jan S. Fuglestvedt, Kristin Aunan, Asbjørn Torvanger, Frode Stordal, Jozef M Pacyna, Lynn P. Nygaard, 2005 Tropospheric ozone and aerosols in climate agreements: scientific and political challenges Environmental Science and Policy, Elsevier Science, EN
David G. Streets, Kristin Aunan, 2005 The importance of China’s household sector for black carbon emissions Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union, EN

2004

Kristin Aunan, Xiao-chuan Pan, 2004 Exposure-response functions for health effects of ambient air pollution applicable for China - a meta-analysis Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier Science, EN
Kristin Aunan, Jinghua Fang, Haakon Vennemo, Kenneth A. Oye, Hans Martin Seip, 2004 Co-benefits of climate policy - lessons learned from a study in Shanxi, China Energy Policy, Elsevier Science, EN

2003

Kristin Aunan, Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Hans Martin Seip, Jinghua Fang, David O'Connor, Haakon Vennemo, Fan Zhai, 2003 Co-benefits of CO₂ reducing policies in China. A matter of scale? International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, InderScience Publishers, EN

2002

Jinghua Fang, Guanghai Li, Kristin Aunan, Haakon Vennemo, Hans Martin Seip, Kenneth A. Oye, Janos M. Beer, 2002 A proposed industrial-boiler efficiency program in Shanxi: potential CO₂-mitigation, health benefits and associated costs Applied Energy, Elsevier, EN
Hans Martin Seip, Kristin Aunan, Jinghua Fang, Heidi Elizabeth Staff Mestl, Haakon Vennemo, 2002 Local air pollution and climate change - Lessons learned from case studies in China Asia pacific Development, Power and Energy, EN

2001

Hans Martin Seip, Kristin Aunan, Haakon Vennemo, Hans Asbjørn Aaheim, 2001 Klimapolitikk - utnyttelse av Den grønne utviklingsmekanismen Naturen, NB

2000

Hans Martin Seip, Hans Asbjørn Aaheim, Kristin Aunan, Jinghua Fang, Kenneth A. Oye, Haakon Vennemo, 2000 Climate change and local pollution effects. Importance of an integrated approach Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, EN
Hans Asbjørn Aaheim, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, 2000 The value of the environment - Is it a matter of approach? Integrated assessment, EN

1999

Hans Asbjørn Aaheim, Kristin Aunan, Hans Martin Seip, 1999 Climate change and local pollution - an integrated approach Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer Netherlands, EN

1998

Kristin Aunan, G. Pátzay, Hans Asbjørn Aaheim, Hans Martin Seip, 1998 Health and environmental benefits from air pollution reductions in Hungary Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier Science, EN