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Influencing Factors of Direct Carbon Emissions of Households in Urban Villages in Guangzhou, China.

Authors :
Chen Y
Jiang L
Source :
International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2022 Dec 19; Vol. 19 (24). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 19.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

China's household energy consumption has obvious regional differences, and rising income levels and urbanization have changed the ability of households to make energy consumption choices. In this paper, we analyze the energy consumption characteristics of urban village residents based on microlevel household survey data from urban villages in Guangzhou, China. Then, the results of modeling the material flows of per capita carbon emissions show the most dominant type of energy consumption. OLS is applied to analyze the influencing factors of carbon emissions. We find that the per capita household carbon emissions in urban villages are 722.7 kg/household.year, and the average household carbon emissions are 2820.57 kg/household.year. We also find that household characteristics, household size, household appliance numbers, and carbon emissions have a significant positive correlation, while income has no significant effect on carbon emissions. What is more, the size and age of the house have a positive impact on carbon emissions. Otherwise, the new finding is the demonstration that income is not significantly correlated with household carbon emissions, which is consistent with the characteristics of urban villages described earlier. On the basis of this study, we propose more specific recommendations regarding household energy carbon emissions in urban villages.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1660-4601
Volume :
19
Issue :
24
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of environmental research and public health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36554933
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417054