Carbon emissions from energy consumption in China: Its measurement and driving factors

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 648; pp. 1411 - 1420
• Main Authors: Ma, Xiaojun, Wang, Changxin, Dong, Biying, Gu, Guocui, Chen, Ruimin, Li, Yifan, Zou, Hongfei, Zhang, Wenfeng, Li, Qiunan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.01.2019
• Subjects: carbon; carbon dioxide; Carbon emissions; China; climate change; Driving factors; economic policy; emissions factor; energy; Energy consumption; greenhouse gas emissions; industry; Kaya-LMDI; urbanization; China; Kaya-LMDI; Energy consumption; Driving factors; China; Carbon emissions

To address climate change effectively, it is essential to quantify CO2 emissions and the driving factors in high-energy-consuming countries. China is the top CO2-emitting country; moreover, there is a lack of comprehensive analytical studies on quantifying the contributions of key drivers to high-en...