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The Impact of Transportation Restructuring on the Intensity of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Empirical Data from China

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  • Huiling Wang

    (School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Jiaxin Luo

    (School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Mengtian Zhang

    (School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Yue Ling

    (School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

Abstract

Adjusting transportation structure to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions is an effective way to address climate change issues. This paper selects six transport sectors and constructs a hybrid input-output model to study the impact of transportation restructuring on the intensity of CO 2 and non-CO 2 greenhouse gas emissions in each sector during different periods. The results show that the effect of transportation restructuring on greenhouse gas emissions is manifested differently in different time periods. After 2008, transportation restructuring had a significant effect on reducing the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors. However, the impact of transportation restructuring on the intensity of non-CO 2 greenhouse gas emissions is limited. It is also found that the railway transport sector has been a low-impact transport sector in terms of greenhouse gas emissions since 2004, which provides insights for the optimization of China’s transportation structure.

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  • Huiling Wang & Jiaxin Luo & Mengtian Zhang & Yue Ling, 2022. "The Impact of Transportation Restructuring on the Intensity of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Empirical Data from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-16, October.
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