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Efficiency and Potential Evaluation to Promote Differentiated Low-Carbon Management in Chinese Counties

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  • He Zhang

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Jingyi Peng

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Rui Wang

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Yuanyuan Guo

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Jing He

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Dahlia Yu

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Jianxun Zhang

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

Abstract

Low-carbon management plays an important role in mitigating climate change and adapting to it. Localities should adopt differentiated low-carbon management policies according to the state of their environment. To help formulate specific and realistic low-carbon management policies, this paper took into account specific low-carbon management sectors. Likewise, it carefully considered the differences in various resource endowments and proposed a method for evaluating low-carbon management efficiency and potential. The method was applied to an empirical study from 2015 conducted on 1771 Chinese counties. Significant spatial heterogeneity was found during the research. The counties bordering central and Western China and the ones in the southeast coastal areas showed higher efficiency in the industrial sector. Southern and Northern China had higher efficiency in the housing and transportation sector, respectively. Moreover, counties in remote areas showed more potential in the industrial sector. Central China had higher potential in the housing sector, while counties bordering provinces had more potential in the transportation sector. Therefore, Chinese counties were divided into eight management zones where differentiated management strategies were identified to shape low-carbon management policies.

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  • He Zhang & Jingyi Peng & Rui Wang & Yuanyuan Guo & Jing He & Dahlia Yu & Jianxun Zhang, 2023. "Efficiency and Potential Evaluation to Promote Differentiated Low-Carbon Management in Chinese Counties," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-19, February.
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