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Accurately evaluating their synergistic effects on the reduction in pollution and carbon emissions (RPCE) is of utmost importance for advancing China\u2019s low-carbon economic growth and achieving the dual-carbon objectives. Utilizing data from 279 prefecture-level cities during 2008 to 2021, this study employed a multi-phase differences-in-differences model to investigate the synergistic effects of the concurrent implementation of LCCP and CET (referred to as the \u201cdual pilot\u201d policy) on RPCE. The findings revealed that (1) the dual pilot policies reduced per capita CO2 emissions by 0.644% and PM2.5 concentration by 0.114%, with the dual effect being significantly superior to that of single pilot policies; (2) through mechanism analysis, it was found that technological innovation and clean energy transition served as the principal channels through which the \u201cdual pilot\u201d policy exerted its influence on RPCE; and (3) heterogeneity analysis demonstrated that the \u201cdual pilot\u201d policy was particularly effective in the RPCE in big cities, non-resource-based cities, and highly urbanized cities. 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