The 2024 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: launching a new low-carbon, healthy journey
Wenjia Cai, Chi Zhang, Shihui Zhang, Yuqi Bai, Max Callaghan, Nan Chang, Бин Чэн, Huiqi Chen, Liangliang Cheng, Hancheng Dai, Weicheng Fan, Dabo Guan, Yixin Hu, Yifan Hu, Junyi Hua, Cunrui Huang, Hong Huang, Jianbin Huang, Xiaomeng Huang, John S. Ji, Qiaolei Jiang, Xiaopeng Jiang, Gregor Kiesewetter, Tiantian Li, Bo Li, Lü Liang, Borong Lin, Hualiang Lin, Huan Liu, Qiyong Liu, Zhao Liu, Zhu Liu, Yanxiang Liu, Shuhan Lou, Bo Lü, Chenxi Lu, Zhenyu Luo, Zhifu Mi, Yanqing Miao, Chao Ren, Marina Romanello, Jianxiang Shen, Jing Su, Rui Su, Yuze Sun, Xinlu Sun, Maria Walawender, Can Wang, Qing Wang, Qiong Wang, Laura Warnecke, Wangyu Wei, Xiaohui Wei, Sanmei Wen, Yang Xie, Hui Xiong, Bing Xu, Xiu Yang, Yuren Yang, Fanghong Yao, Le Yu, Wenhao Yu, Jiacan Yuan, Yiping Zeng, Jing Zhang, Rui Zhang, Shangchen Zhang, Shaohui Zhang, Mengzhen Zhao, Qi Zhao, Qiang Zhao, Dashan Zheng, Hao Zhou, Jingbo Zhou, Ziqiao Zhou, Yong Luo, Peng Gong
Abstract
2023 was a landmark year for climate change globally, across Asia, and within China. Global average temperatures were 1·45°C higher than the pre-industrial average, making it the warmest year on record since 1850. In Asia, 2023 was the second-hottest year documented. China recorded its highest-ever average temperature at 10·71°C (0·82°C above the 1981–2010 average), had its second-lowest rainfall since 2012, and endured notable flood and drought events.