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Environmental Sciences
Sen Guo, Guolei Liu, Shixuan Liu
Summary: This paper uses the bottom-up emission factor method to measure CO2 and NOX emissions from China's power industry from 2011 to 2019. Using the Kaya identity and logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) decomposition methods, the contributions of six factors to NOX emission reduction in the power industry are identified. The research findings suggest significant synergistic effects between CO2 and NOX emission reduction, with economic development being the inhibiting factor for NOX emissions reduction in the power industry. The main factors promoting NOX emission reduction include synergy effects, energy intensity, power generation intensity, and power production structure factors. The paper proposes several suggestions for reducing NOX emissions, such as adjusting the power industry's structure, improving energy intensity, focusing on low-nitrogen combustion technology, and enhancing air pollutant emission information disclosure systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaoyuan Wu, Changxin Xu, Teli Ma, Jingru Xu, Chenjun Zhang
Summary: The low-carbon development of the power industry is crucial for the overall low-carbon development of society. This study analyzes the driving factors of carbon emission changes in China's power industry and simulates the potential evolution trend of carbon emissions under different scenarios. The results reveal that economic output is the primary factor contributing to increased carbon emissions, while conversion efficiency plays a role in restraining carbon emissions. Additionally, the power structure has been effective in reducing carbon emissions since 2013.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Weijun Wang, Qing Tang, Bing Gao
Summary: The low-carbon development of China's power sector is crucial for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. This study analyzes the factors influencing CO2 emissions in provincial power sectors using the logarithmic mean divisor index (LMDI) model and considers carbon transfer from inter-provincial electricity trading. It also divides 30 provinces into four categories using the K-means clustering method to analyze regional carbon emission characteristics and explores differentiated emission reduction paths and measures for future low-carbon development.
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Duanxiang Peng, Jizheng Yi, Aibin Chen, Huanyu Chen, Jieqiong Yang
Summary: This paper examines the decoupling status and emission reduction potential of China's petrochemical industry from 1996 to 2019. The study reveals that CO2 emissions in the industry have experienced different stages, with the energy intensity effect being the most effective factor in restraining CO2 emissions and economic growth effect being the key factor in promoting CO2 emissions. There has been a weak decoupling relationship between CO2 emissions and economic development in the petrochemical industry, with strong decoupling occurring only in certain periods. Additionally, CO2 mitigation has occurred in various sub periods.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Xin Zou, Jiaxuan Li, Qian Zhang
Summary: This study analyzes CO2 emissions from China's power industry from 2009 to 2018 and identifies the factors influencing these emissions. The results suggest that the power industry should improve its investment decision-making capabilities and focus on developing hydropower-led non-fossil energy sources.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Guijing Chen, Fujun Hou, Jiaqi Li, Keliang Chang
Summary: This study analyzed changes in carbon dioxide emissions by the Chinese power industry using the LMDI model and Tapio decoupling analysis model. It was found that energy consumption structure and total power generation were key factors promoting emissions growth, with technical effects playing a significant role in the decoupling between factors and emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Shupeng Li, Liping Niu, Qiang Yue, Tingan Zhang
Summary: The greenhouse gas emissions from China's primary aluminum industry (PAI) increased by 18 times from 1990 to 2018, with electricity, fuel, and process activities being the main contributors. Production activity is the key driving factor of emissions increase, while reducing energy intensity, promoting clean energy use, controlling production capacity, and decarbonizing electricity can effectively mitigate GHG emissions in China's PAI.
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Engineering, Chemical
Shaohua Hu, Jie Yang, Zhigang Jiang, Minda Ma, Wei Cai
Summary: Despite the growing contribution of the automotive industry to China's economy, CO2 emissions have become a challenge. Research on energy consumption and carbon emissions is lacking. The study identifies key driving forces for emissions, with investment intensity being the greatest factor, and proposes mitigation measures to reduce emissions.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dai Xiao-wen, Zhanli Sun, Daniel Mueller
Summary: Livestock cultivation, particularly pork production, in China contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. Factors such as structural adjustment in agriculture, growing affluence, and population growth have led to an increase in emissions, while technological progress and changes in animal husbandry practices have mitigated them. Further technological improvements and economic optimizations are crucial for reducing emissions in China's pig industry.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Changzheng Zhu, Sha Yang, Pengbo Liu
Summary: This study examines the carbon emissions of Shaanxi province's transportation industry in China and finds that the carbon emissions have increased over the past decade, with rapid growth in non-operating activities. Economic growth is identified as the most significant driver of carbon emissions, while energy intensity and industrial scale play a crucial role in inhibiting carbon emissions.
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Economics
Tian Goh, Sheng Zhong, B. W. Ang, Bin Su, Szu Hui Ng, Kah-Hin Chai
Summary: This study on international shipping energy consumption found that improvements in energy intensity are crucial for climate mitigation, but shifts in freight transport activities across regions offset these gains. Monitoring of the transport structure effect is important for emission projections.
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Economics
Lourdes Isabel Patino, Vicent Alcantara, Emilio Padilla
Summary: This study analyzed the driving factors of CO2 emissions and energy intensity in Colombia, finding that the increase in emissions is mainly caused by affluence and population growth, while the decrease in energy intensity is primarily contributed by sectoral efficiency improvements.
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Environmental Sciences
Yuanxin Liu, Yajing Jiang, Hui Liu, Bo Li, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: This study analyzed the driving factors of carbon emissions in four representative municipalities using the LMDI method. The results showed that at the municipality level, GDP growth effect and population effect were the main drivers of carbon emissions, while industrial structure effect played a key role in inhibiting carbon emissions. The research highlights the leading role of megacities in China and the world in terms of carbon emission reduction.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Gangfei Luo, Tomas Balezentis, Shouzhen Zeng, JiaShun Pan
Summary: Identifying the carbon emission characteristics, driving factors, and decoupling status of industrial subsectors is crucial for developing effective policy measures. This study analyzes 28 industries in China from 2002 to 2017 and reveals that there has been a positive but decreasing growth in industrial CO2 emissions. Sectors such as electric and heat power production, petroleum processing, and metal smelting show the highest change in CO2 emissions and carbon intensity levels. The economic output and population have been the major factors promoting CO2 emissions, while energy intensity is the key inhibiting factor. The study also finds that economic growth and CO2 emissions have been gradually decoupling in the analyzed sectors, with some industries showing a stable strong decoupling. Energy intensity has induced decoupling, while economic growth has had the opposite effect.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Business
Mian Yang, Yaru Hou, Fuxia Yang
Summary: This article assesses the implementation of dual controls policy on CO2 emissions in China and finds that the mechanism is gradually working up. The results show that most provinces are narrowing the gap from the CO2 intensity control targets in 2020, with energy intensity declining and energy structure fluctuating during the four five-year plans.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2021)
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(2018)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sadia Bano, Yuhuan Zhao, Ashfaq Ahmad, Song Wang, Ya Liu
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2018)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ye Cao, Yuhuan Zhao, Hongxia Wang, Hao Li, Song Wang, Ya Liu, Qiaoling Shi, Yongfeng Zhang
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hao Li, Yuhuan Zhao, Jianing Kang, Song Wang, Ya Liu, Hongxia Wang
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hao Li, Yuhuan Zhao, Song Wang, Ya Liu
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Yuhuan Zhao, Ye Cao, Xunpeng Shi, Song Wang, Hua Yang, Long Shi, Hongxian Li, Jianyang Zhang
Summary: This study reveals that carbon emission transmissions from China's electricity sector are mainly concentrated within intra-provincial trading, with 30 provinces classified into consumption centers and production centers, showing regional agglomeration and territorial propinquity. Additionally, an agglomeration trend of transmission nodes between electricity sector and intermediate sectors is observed as electricity sector < intermediate sectors < electricity sector < consumption.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Hao Li, Yuhuan Zhao, Lu Zheng, Song Wang, Jianing Kang, Ya Liu, Hongxian Li, Long Shi, Yuli Shan
Summary: The study reveals significant regional heterogeneity in China's household ECW nexus, with income growth significantly increasing ECW while efficiency advancements effectively curbing its growth.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Yuhuan Zhao, Qiaoling Shi, Hao Li, Zhiling Qian, Lu Zheng, Song Wang, Yizhang He
Summary: The study finds that integrated energy-carbon-water policies are most effective in reducing ECW, while isolated policies mainly impact their targeted ECW elements. Isolated policies have greater individual effectiveness, while integrated policies can balance overall ECW management.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xianmei Liu, Rui Peng, Jialin Li, Song Wang, Xiangyang Li, Pibin Guo, Hao Li
Summary: The study found that China exports a significant amount of embodied energy and virtual water, mainly concentrated in Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces. From the energy perspective, the input-output structure effect plays a crucial role in increasing the energy export differences, while per capita final demand has a negative impact on reducing the export differences. From the virtual water perspective, the input-output structure effect is key in increasing the differences between China and the US, while per capita final demand plays a negative role in decreasing the virtual water differences.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhiling Qian, Yuhuan Zhao, Qiaoling Shi, Lu Zheng, Song Wang, Jingzhi Zhu
Summary: The study examines the impact of GVC participation on CO2 emissions in the RCEP countries. It finds that forward participation in GVCs can reduce emissions by improving production technology, while backward participation increases emissions by increasing trade scale. Additionally, GVC participation has spatial spillover effects on emissions in home and neighbor countries. At the industry level, forward participation in medium-high tech manufacturing and productive services industries is more effective in reducing emissions, whereas backward participation in low-tech manufacturing industries may increase emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Qiaoling Shi, Yuhuan Zhao, Zhiling Qian, Lu Zheng, Song Wang
Summary: This study investigates the impact of GVCs participation on carbon emissions in B&R countries, analyzing the features of carbon emissions and GVCs participation. It finds a negative correlation between GVCs position and carbon emissions, and suggests that increasing forward GVCs participation can effectively reduce carbon emissions.
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Environmental Sciences
Lu Zheng, Yuhuan Zhao, Qiaoling Shi, Zhiling Qian, Song Wang, Jingzhi Zhu
Summary: This paper examines the impact of China's participation in global value chains on carbon emissions embodied in exports, analyzing firm heterogeneity and industry classification. The empirical study reveals an inverted U-shaped relationship between EEE and GVCs position. Firm ownership and trade patterns play a role in influencing this relationship.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Economics
Ya Liu, Yuhuan Zhao, Hao Li, Song Wang, Yongfeng Zhang, Ye Cao
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(2018)
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Business
Sadia Bano, Yuhuan Zhao, Ashfaq Ahmad, Song Wang, Ya Liu
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2019)
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Economics
Yuhuan Zhao, Ya Liu, Xiaoyong Qiao, Song Wang, Zhonghua Zhang, Yongfeng Zhang, Hao Li
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2018)