Decoupling analysis and environmental Kuznets curve modelling of provincial-level CO2 emissions and economic growth in China: A case study

Jiang, Jing-Jing1; Ye, Bin2; Zhou, Nan3; Zhang, Xiao-Lei4

2019-03

10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.116

Journal of Cleaner Production   影响因子和分区

0959-6526

1879-1786

Guangdong is one of the most representative provinces of China, in terms of reflecting how the provincial-level CO2 emissions dynamically evolve with economic development during the process of industrialisation and urbanisation. The present study combines decoupling analysis with environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) modelling to systematically explore the interactions between CO2 emissions and economic growth in Guangdong from the short to long terms, aiming to provide the referential significance of low-carbon development to other Chinese provinces. Empirical results indicate that CO2-economy interactions in Guangdong dynamically changed with time, performing an effect of expansive weak decoupling during 1995-2014 and having a potential to achieve a strong decoupling in the long run. The decoupling states of various sectors and their contributions to the provincial overall decoupling differed greatly and varied by time, and household and service sectors played increasingly important roles. Overall, the decoupling effect of provincial CO2 emissions is distinctly affected by the stage of industrialisation and urbanisation, renewable energy utilisation, as well as low-carbon technical progress. Therefore, promoting CO2-economy decoupling at the provincial level should be specific to the feature and development reality of various provinces. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Decoupling EKC Carbon emissions Province China

SCI ; EI ; SSCI

英语

通讯

Southern University of Science and Technology[G01296001]

Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences

WOS:000457952500104

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

20190106334214

Carbon ; Carbon dioxide ; Economic analysis ; Energy utilization

Energy Utilization:525.3 ; Chemical Products Generally:804 ; Inorganic Compounds:804.2 ; Industrial Economics:911.2

Web of Science

1.Harbin Inst Technol Shenzhen, Sch Econ & Management, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
3.Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Energy Anal & Environm Impacts Div, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
4.Harbin Inst Technol Shenzhen, Sch Civil & Environm Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China

Jiang, Jing-Jing,Ye, Bin,Zhou, Nan,et al. Decoupling analysis and environmental Kuznets curve modelling of provincial-level CO2 emissions and economic growth in China: A case study[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production,2019,212:1242-1255.

Jiang, Jing-Jing,Ye, Bin,Zhou, Nan,&Zhang, Xiao-Lei.(2019).Decoupling analysis and environmental Kuznets curve modelling of provincial-level CO2 emissions and economic growth in China: A case study.Journal of Cleaner Production,212,1242-1255.

Jiang, Jing-Jing,et al."Decoupling analysis and environmental Kuznets curve modelling of provincial-level CO2 emissions and economic growth in China: A case study".Journal of Cleaner Production 212(2019):1242-1255.