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Influencing Factors of Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions in China: A Decomposition Analysis

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  • Guokui Wang

    (College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
    Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada)

  • Xingpeng Chen

    (College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Zilong Zhang

    (College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Chaolan Niu

    (College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

Abstract

China is the largest CO 2 emitter in the world and is still reliant on energy consumption for economic growth. Research has focused on effective approaches of reducing and mitigating CO 2 emissions. This paper undertakes a decomposition study of energy-related CO 2 emissions from the industrial and household sectors during the period 1996–2012, with the objectives of investigating trends of the changes in energy-related CO 2 emissions, the driving forces of these changes, and approaches of mitigating CO 2 emission. Results show the following: (1) the expansion of economic activity is the dominant stimulatory factor of the increase of CO 2 emissions in China and that a sustained increase in CO 2 emissions can be expected; (2) the decline in energy intensity and the adjustment of energy mix and industrial structure effectively mitigate CO 2 emissions; and (3) the government should give more attention to enhancing the energy utility efficiency and reducing CO 2 emissions in rural households.

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  • Guokui Wang & Xingpeng Chen & Zilong Zhang & Chaolan Niu, 2015. "Influencing Factors of Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions in China: A Decomposition Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-19, October.
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