Green development level assessment and obstacle analysis of China's coal-resource-based regions

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 9; no. 11; p. e22495
• Main Authors: Chun, Yutong, Zhang, Jun, Han, Yijie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: carbon; China; coal; Coal-resource-based regions; Dynamic spatial TOPSIS; energy; environmental protection; GDISCR; Green development level; Obstacle analysis model; China; Obstacle analysis model; Dynamic spatial TOPSIS; Coal-resource-based regions; Green development level; GDISCR

Coal is the main source of energy in China, however, in the context of carbon neutrality, how coal-resource-based regions can not only undertake the national supply of terminal energy and industrial raw materials, but also achieve regional green development is an important issue. In this paper, firs...