China has large regional disparities in carbon dioxide CO_(2) emissions with economic development among its 31 provincial mainland regions.This paper investigates these disparities in CO_(2) emission patterns and iden...China has large regional disparities in carbon dioxide CO_(2) emissions with economic development among its 31 provincial mainland regions.This paper investigates these disparities in CO_(2) emission patterns and identifies the factors underlying the differences.Results show that the 30 study China's mainland provinces(Tibet not included)can be divided into seven groups with three typical CO_(2) emission patterns.Index decomposition results indicate that changes in economic development,the industrial sector,and technology contribute far more to increased CO_(2) emissions than do population,energy structure,and other sectors.Close inspection reveals that different industry structures and technology contribute greatly to the differences observed in CO_(2) emissions between provinces with similar economic output.This study highlights the importance of region-specific industrial structure adjustment policies,especially for regions transitioning to heavy industry and for those still in the primary stages of industrialization.The potential application of a domestic carbon emissions trading system,to encourage regional investment in updated technology,is also discussed.展开更多
基金This research was supported by the Environment Research and Technology development Fund(S-6,E-0806)of the Ministry of the Environment,KAKENHI(21612005,20330050)Japan and the Nagoya University Global COE(Center of Excellence)Program“From Earth System Science to Basic and Clinical Environmental Studies”(GCOE-BCES)of the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology(MEXT)of Japan.
文摘China has large regional disparities in carbon dioxide CO_(2) emissions with economic development among its 31 provincial mainland regions.This paper investigates these disparities in CO_(2) emission patterns and identifies the factors underlying the differences.Results show that the 30 study China's mainland provinces(Tibet not included)can be divided into seven groups with three typical CO_(2) emission patterns.Index decomposition results indicate that changes in economic development,the industrial sector,and technology contribute far more to increased CO_(2) emissions than do population,energy structure,and other sectors.Close inspection reveals that different industry structures and technology contribute greatly to the differences observed in CO_(2) emissions between provinces with similar economic output.This study highlights the importance of region-specific industrial structure adjustment policies,especially for regions transitioning to heavy industry and for those still in the primary stages of industrialization.The potential application of a domestic carbon emissions trading system,to encourage regional investment in updated technology,is also discussed.
