Trends and Driving Forces of Carbon Emissions from Energy Consumption: A Case Study of Nanjing, China
| Autor: | Dou-Dou Ma, Ran Lu, Rui-Wen Chu, Kong-Qing Li, Li-Qun Zhu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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China
Natural resource economics 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development Population TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Urban planning energy consumption 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Per capita GE1-350 education education.field_of_study Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Urban sprawl Energy consumption Environmental sciences Urban economics STIRPAT model Nanjing Greenhouse gas Energy intensity Environmental science carbon emissions |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 12, p 4348 (2018) Sustainability Volume 10 Issue 12 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Based on the scientific calculation of carbon emissions from energy consumption in Nanjing, this paper analyzed the driving forces of carbon emissions from 2000 to 2016 by using the stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence and technology (STIRPAT) model. The results show that from 2000 to 2016, the energy carbon emissions of Nanjing were on the rise the urbanization rate, population, GDP per capita, and energy intensity had a significant positive impact on the growth of carbon emissions in Nanjing, China. Based on this, we presented five development scenarios to analyze the future trend of carbon emissions of the city. By contrast, the growth rate of carbon emissions from energy consumption is the slowest when the population maintains a low growth rate and the GDP per capita and technical level maintain high growth. This indicates a better urban development strategy in which industrial restructuring must be associated with talent structure adjustment to decarbonize the urban economy, and the extensive urban sprawl development approach might need to be changed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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