Characterizing Carbon Emissions and the Associations with Socio-Economic Development in Chinese Cities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. CO2 Emission Data
2.2. Emission Types Based on Total Emission and Emission Intensity
2.3. Statistical Models
3. Results
3.1. CO2 Emission Structure
3.2. Spatial Distribution of Total Emissions and Emission Intensity
3.3. Relations between CO2 Emissions and Socio-Economic Features
4. Discussion
4.1. Complex Relationships between Socio-Economic Development and CO2 Emissions
4.2. Implications for Carbon Reduction Policy
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Total Emissions | Industrial Emissions | Household Emissions | Indirect Emissions | Per Capita Emissions | Per GDP Emissions | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant | 1.98 *** | 0.62 | −1.73 ** | 1.487 | 1.98 *** | 1.97 ** |
GDP | 0.74 *** | 0.63 *** | 0.97 *** | 0.866 *** | −0.26 *** | −0.26 *** |
GDP per capita | −0.54 *** | −0.56 ** | −1.24 *** | −0.58 | 0.46 *** | −0.54 *** |
Industrial structure | 0.46 ** | 1.01 *** | 0.24 | −0.28 | 0.46 ** | 0.46 ** |
Population density | −0.36 *** | −0.48 *** | −0.26 ** | −0.24 | −0.36 *** | −0.36 *** |
Adjusted R2 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
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Shen Z, Xin L. Characterizing Carbon Emissions and the Associations with Socio-Economic Development in Chinese Cities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):13786. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113786
Chicago/Turabian StyleShen, Zijie, and Liguo Xin. 2022. "Characterizing Carbon Emissions and the Associations with Socio-Economic Development in Chinese Cities" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 13786. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113786