Article
Environmental Sciences
Da Liu, Runkun Cheng, Xinran Li, Mengmeng Zhao
Summary: This study decomposed and clustered carbon emissions data of various provinces in China, revealing that economic activities and energy intensity are the main driving factors of carbon emissions. Proposed countermeasures such as optimizing industrial and energy structures, significantly increasing clean energy consumption, provide better decision-making support for emission reduction policies in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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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.
Article
Environmental Studies
Tengfei Huo, Yuling Ma, Tao Yu, Weiguang Cai, Bingsheng Liu, Hong Ren
Summary: This study explores the decoupling relationship between residential building carbon emissions and residential income across 30 Chinese provinces from 2000 to 2015. Results show a significant change in the decoupling trend, primarily influenced by residential energy intensity and per capita income. The findings provide valuable references for international policymakers to formulate targeted carbon reduction policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chaochao Gao, Haoqing Ge, Yingying Lu, Weijun Wang, Yijia Zhang
Summary: This study examines the decoupling status of provincial carbon emissions from economic development in China, finding weak decoupling mainly driven by capital investment and total factor productivity. During the study period, emissions-economy decoupling primarily depended on the decoupling of economic activities from energy consumption. While there is substantial variation in provincial emissions and driving forces, the overall trend suggests a convergence towards coherent low-carbon progress.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
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)
Article
Thermodynamics
Huadun Chen, Qianxi Du, Tengfei Huo, Peiran Liu, Weiguang Cai, Bingsheng Liu
Summary: This study innovatively explores the spatiotemporal patterns and driving mechanism of urban residential building sector carbon emissions (URBCE) in 30 provinces of China from 2000 to 2019. The results show that the majority of regions have experienced significant growth in URBCE, leading to a widening regional gap. The spatial pattern of URBCE is stable, with high values in the Northeast and North China, and low values in the Southwest. Factors such as urban residential building floor space per capita, population, and urbanization are promoting URBCE, while carbon intensity and energy intensity are increasingly inhibiting it. This study provides policymakers with a better understanding of URBCE and helps them develop regionally-specific emission reduction strategies. Additionally, it offers a fresh perspective on researching spatiotemporal disparities of carbon emissions in other sectors and nations, and has international significance.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yang Zhang, Zhenghui Fu, Yulei Xie, Zheng Li, Yanxiao Liu, Qing Hu, Huaicheng Guo
Summary: This study establishes a comprehensive energy optimization planning framework under a low-carbon mode, predicting emission mitigation potential and decomposing carbon emission driving factors. This provides important input for supporting regional energy system administration.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
XuGuang Wang, Liang Yan
Summary: The study shows that China has achieved a decoupling between economic development and CO2 emissions to some extent, but the decoupling status is weak in most of the study years. Economic growth is found to be the main driving force for the increase in CO2 emissions, while energy intensity reduction is the primary factor in reducing CO2 emissions.
Article
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)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenzhi Wang, Yong Hu, You Lu
Summary: Inter-provincial commodity flows in China account for about 35% of the country's total carbon emissions. The production-side and consumption-side carbon emissions vary greatly among provinces. In order to mitigate carbon emissions, bilateral carbon emissions management is crucial and the driving forces of these emissions must be identified. This study calculates bilateral carbon emissions in 30 provinces of China from 2007 to 2017 using a multi-regional input-output model and measures the influencing factors using structural decomposition analysis. The results suggest implementing differentiated bilateral carbon emission management based on adjusted consumption-side carbon emissions and promoting inter-provincial carbon compensation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Di Peng, Haibin Liu
Summary: As the top emitter of carbon dioxide worldwide, China faces a significant challenge in reducing carbon emissions to combat global warming. The decomposition of driving factors and quantification of regions and industries in relation to carbon emissions from coal consumption need further research.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Biying Dong, Yingzhi Xu, Qiunan Li
Summary: China faces a challenging task in reducing emissions under the carbon peaking and neutrality goals. This study examines the carbon footprint and driving factors of carbon transfers across different provinces. The results indicate that despite an increase in carbon emissions, the carbon intensity has been decreasing in most regions. Domestic demand emissions play a significant role in both production and consumption sides. Additionally, carbon leakage from abroad to China is decreasing. The study also proposes recommendations to promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Han Hu, Tiangui Lv, Xinmin Zhang, Hualin Xie, Shufei Fu, Can Geng, Zeying Li
Summary: The objective of this study is to identify the spatiotemporal change law and the leading factors of industrial carbon emission decoupling. The study analyzed the industrial carbon emission level of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration from 2006 to 2020 and explored the spatiotemporal heterogeneity using spatial Markov chain. The findings provide insights for industrial carbon emission reduction in megalopolises.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuping Li, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, Ning Zhang, Jingwen Huo, Yuan Li, Dabo Guan
Summary: Economic growth is directly related to energy consumption, with developing countries in Asia showing higher growth rates compared to stable or declining rates in developed countries. The study highlights the importance of population and economic development in influencing energy consumption, as well as the role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in reducing consumption and achieving sustainable development.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Zhao-Yong Sun, Min-Xin Deng, Dongdong Li, Yeran Sun
Summary: Many regions or countries seek to transition to a low-carbon economy, but there is ambiguity about how carbon emissions change with economic growth. This paper captures characteristics of carbon emissions in China using the Tapio Method. To detect driving factors of carbon emissions in economic growth, we adopt the Log-Mean Divisia Index decomposition method. The results of the paper are as follows: (1) Economic growth in most regions of China has outpaced the growth rate of carbon emissions, showing the characteristics of decoupling. (2) Metropolitan cities have a greater impact on the level of decoupling in neighboring provinces and municipalities. (3) The decoupling of carbon emissions from economic growth is caused by declining energy intensity in China. (4) The energy mix and industrial structure have little impact on the growth rate of carbon emissions. In addition, some policy implications are summarized according to the findings of this paper.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiahai Yuan, Defu Zhao
Summary: The study explores the relationships between electricity consumption and per capita GDP, urbanization rate, and the proportion of tertiary industry in China from 2005 to 2018. Results indicate that these factors positively affect electricity consumption, with urbanization rate making the most considerable contribution and the proportion of tertiary industry being the least essential determinant. Panel causality results show that per capita GDP and urbanization rate cause electricity consumption in the short run, while per capita GDP and electricity consumption Granger cause each other in the long run.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Weirong Zhang, Yiou Zhou, Zhen Gong, Junjie Kang, Changhong Zhao, Zhixu Meng, Jian Zhang, Tao Zhang, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: Coal-fired power plays a critical role in China's compliance with the Paris Agreement. Research shows that stopping the construction of new coal-fired plants in China would reduce stranded coal assets and allow for a gradual phase-out of existing coal-fired power units.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Xiaojun Shen, Xingyi Li, Jiahai Yuan, Yu Jin
Summary: Remote areas in China have rich renewable energy resources but lack support from stable power grids. This paper proposes a technical solution to construct a zero-carbon microgrid based on hydrogen storage in these remote areas. The feasibility of the solution is verified using a village in Yunnan Province as a case study. This work showcases a viable pathway for decarbonizing microgrids based on hydrogen in regions with similar resource endowment.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Qingbin Yu, Yuliang Dong, Yanjun Du, Jiahai Yuan, Fang Fang
Summary: To accommodate more intermittent renewable energy in coal-dominated power systems, conventional thermal power plants need to improve their operational flexibility. However, flexible operation of coal-fired power plants may reduce energy efficiency and increase pollutant emissions. Therefore, it is important to consider environmental implications and optimize the dispatch of wind and coal power units. This study established a simulation model based on the output profile of wind power and studied the economical and environmentally friendly operation of a wind-coal combined base load power generation system.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dong Sun, Yan-Yan Liu, Xiao-Wen Yang, Liang-Qiu Lyu, Jia-Hai Yuan
Summary: The low-carbon transition of China's power sector is crucial for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. It will have positive impacts on the economy and employment, particularly promoting inclusive growth. Accelerating the power transition will yield more positive effects in the long run and reduce job losses in coal power.
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Anam Azam, Muhammad Ateeq, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Rafiq, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: This study is the first attempt to analyze the synergy between primary energy consumption, economic growth, natural resources, quality of government, financial development, and gross capital formation in the panel data of 30 developing countries from 1990 to 2017. The findings confirm that primary energy consumption, gross capital formation, financial development, and quality of government positively impact economic growth, and there is a feedback effect between primary energy consumption and other factors.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuanxin Liu, Chentong Ke, Liyan Yang, Hui Liu, Yalan Chen, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: Battery storage is considered essential for integrating intermittent renewable energy into the power grid. In China, it is currently promoted for grid-parity wind/solar projects with compulsory technical standards or voluntary allocation requirements. Mandatory policies drive the growth of battery storage, but their effectiveness decreases after 2028. The study suggests that policymakers should monitor technology advancements and adjust policies accordingly.
JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Kai Zhang, Weirong Zhang, Quanyou Shi, Jian Zhang, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: The study reveals that China's power system will achieve near zero emissions by 2052 and reach negative carbon emissions of 225 million tons per year by 2060 under the carbon neutrality commitment. This will be achieved through the integration of high-share renewable energy and the deployment of disruptive technologies. The installed capacity of coal power cofiring with biomass will be 230GW, while biomass power equipped with carbon capture will have an installed capacity of 102GW. These efforts will result in a reduction of 30.32 billion tons of CO2 emissions during the 2021-2060 period, with contributions from demand-side management, new energy storage, cross-region power transmission, and carbon capture technology.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jiahai Yuan, Xiaowen Yang, Yiou Zhou, Jian Zhang
Summary: China's target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060 necessitates the phase-out of high-emissions coal power, which poses challenges for employment in the coal power industry. A vulnerability assessment reveals that a significant percentage of employment will be affected by the net-zero deadline, especially if coal power capacity increases. However, the majority of Chinese cities will not face unemployment risks, and a just transition management framework should be established to protect affected workers.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Anam Azam, Muhammad Rafiq, Muhammad Shafique, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: This study examines the dynamic relationship between green energy, employment, fossil fuel energy, and the human development index in 30 developing countries from 1990-2017, taking into account variables such as education, life expectancy, and poverty. The results show that green energy, education, life expectancy, and employment increase the human development index, while fossil fuel energy and poverty decrease the human development index. The findings suggest that developing countries should focus on developing and utilizing green energy sources and reduce dependence on fossil fuel energy.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jian Zhang, Ke Du, Jinyue Liu, Yushan Wang, Wen Zhang, Jiahai Yuan
Summary: To achieve the ambitious renewable energy goals, China has introduced policies to encourage the deployment of energy storage. However, the nationally unified energy storage co-deployment requirement negatively affects the economics of wind and photovoltaic generation, increasing the costs by 15% and 21% respectively. With the participation of energy storage in ancillary services market, the economics can be effectively improved.
JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Min Song, Can Hu, Jiahai Yuan, Anlu Zhang, Xuemei Liu
Summary: This article examines the evolutionary process of China's land use policies in the context of ecological civilization (EC). Through text mining of 220 national land use plans initiated in China between 1986 and 2021, the study provides an overview and deconstruction of China's land use policy evolution in the context of EC. The findings reveal that China's land use policies have evolved through three stages, with significant changes in the number, focus, goals, concepts, measures, and reform approaches of the policies. The transformation in land use policies centers around four dimensions, which align with the governance concepts of efficient development, symbiosis of humans and nature, social harmony, and green development in EC.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Defu Zhao, Jiahai Yuan, Shan Fu, Yan Song, Yuan Wang, Yanyan Liu, Jian Zhang
Summary: A detailed investigation is conducted on the nexus between economic growth and energy use in 30 Chinese provinces between 2000-2019, aiming at formulating sustainable development policies. Panel modeling and a neoclassical production function are employed for comprehensive empirical analysis. The study reveals long-term co-integration linkages among economic growth, energy use, capital stock, and labor. The findings indicate that total energy consumption, electricity consumption, capital stock, and labor significantly influence economic growth at the national and regional levels in China. The policy implications for the sustainable development of both energy and the economy are provided.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiahai Yuan, Weirong Zhang, Qixia Shen, Lilin Zhang, Yiou Zhou, Changhong Zhao, Jin Yang, Jian Zhang
Summary: This study evaluates the impacts of emissions allowance allocation benchmark designs in China's carbon emissions trading system. It also estimates the marginal clearing price and power supply cost in the Guangdong power market under electricity-carbon market coupling with unit commitment and economic dispatch model. The findings suggest that a more stringent allowances allocation benchmark is necessary for carbon price discovery. Furthermore, proper reimbursement of flexible resources and a tax program to promote renewable energy investment can enhance the synergy between the electricity and carbon markets.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiahai Yuan, Yao Wang, Weirong Zhang, Jian Zhang
Summary: Being a major carbon-emitting country, China has the potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications, but the economics is crucial for the deployment. This study calculates the province-level levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for operational coal-fired power plants after post-combustion carbon capture (CC) retrofitting and compares the costs of captured CO2 and avoided CO2. It also analyzes the economics of CC-retrofitted coal-fired power plants co-firing with biomass (BECC). The study concludes that the development of the carbon market with effective carbon price signals and proper power market mechanisms is critical to the rollout of CCS in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
