Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector
Joint Authors
Zhang, Caiqing
Zhang, Mi
Zhang, Nan
Source
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Power sector is significantly important for China to achieve the CO2 emission reduction targets.
In this study, we analyze the features of CO2 emissions and environment effect in China’s power sector, investigate the driving factors of CO2 emission change based on the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method, and evaluate the mitigation potential of CO2 emissions in China’s power sector.
Results show that CO2 emissions in China’s power sector increased rapidly from 492.00 Mt in 1990 to 3049.88 Mt in 2014 while CO2 emission intensity experienced an unsteady downward trend during the study period.
Industrial scale effect is the key contributor to CO2 emission growth in China’s power sector, and its contribution degree reaches 123.97%.
Energy intensity effect contributes most to the decrease in CO2 emissions, with a contribution degree of −20.01%.
Capital productivity effect is another important factor leading to CO2 emissions increase.
The aggregate CO2 emission reduction would reach 17973.86 million tons (Mt) during 2015–2030 in the ideal emission reduction scenario.
Finally, policy recommendations are made for future energy-saving and CO2 emission reduction in China’s power sector.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Caiqing& Zhang, Mi& Zhang, Nan. 2016. Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103359
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Caiqing…[et al.]. Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103359
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Caiqing& Zhang, Mi& Zhang, Nan. Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103359
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1103359