Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02675-0The scale of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) could determine the extent of co-emitted air pollutants in net-zero scenarios and potential health impacts. By linking a series of models and datasets, researchers find that low-CDR pathways lead to a more equitable distribution of health benefits across the USA.