Changes in carbon intensity in China: Empirical findings from 1980-2003

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.08.016

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	Changes in carbon intensity in China: Empirical findings from 1980-2003
	Fan, Ying ; Liu, Lan-Cui ; Wu, Gang ; Tsai, Hsien-Tang ; Wei, Yi-Ming
	2007-05-15
发表期刊	ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ISSN	0921-8009
卷号	62 期号:3-4 页码:683-691
摘要	China experienced sustainable, rapid economic growth over the period 1980-2003 but, at the same time, energy-related carbon intensity showed a downward trend. It begs the question, therefore, what factors were driving this decline in carbon intensity and will this decline be maintained in future? Moreover, what measures can be adopted to ensure a continual decline in carbon intensity? These questions led to increased research in the factors governing CO2 emission in China. This paper quantifies the driving force behind China's primary energy-related carbon intensity and measures the material production sectors' final energy-related carbon intensity. Our results show that the overwhelming contributor to the decline of energy-related carbon intensity was the reduction in real energy intensity. However, policies that focus only on the decline in energy intensity are insufficient to further decrease carbon intensity. The change of primary energy mix can improve the decline of carbon intensity. This should focus on the material production sectors' development strategies and final energy use. Greater emphasis should be given to secondary industry, which needs national and regional governments' policy support. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
关键词	carbon intensity Adaptive Weighting Divisia Index energy intensity
DOI	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.08.016
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics
WOS类目	Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:000247080100030
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.amss.ac.cn/handle/2S8OKBNM/3972
专题	中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院
通讯作者	Wei, Yi-Ming
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, IPM, Ctr Energy & Environm Policy Res, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Forecasting Sci, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China 3.Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Coll Management, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fan, Ying,Liu, Lan-Cui,Wu, Gang,et al. Changes in carbon intensity in China: Empirical findings from 1980-2003[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2007,62(3-4):683-691.
APA	Fan, Ying,Liu, Lan-Cui,Wu, Gang,Tsai, Hsien-Tang,&Wei, Yi-Ming.(2007).Changes in carbon intensity in China: Empirical findings from 1980-2003.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,62(3-4),683-691.
MLA	Fan, Ying,et al."Changes in carbon intensity in China: Empirical findings from 1980-2003".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 62.3-4(2007):683-691.