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Low-carbon development pathways for resource-based cities in China under the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.
- Source :
- Environmental Science & Pollution Research; Feb2024, Vol. 31 Issue 7, p10213-10233, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Resource-based cities are important strategic bases for securing resources in China and have made great contributions to the country's economic development. Long-term extensive resource development has made resource-based cities an important region constraining China from achieving comprehensive low-carbon development. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore the low-carbon transition path of resource-based cities for their energy greening, industrial transformation, and high-quality economic development. This study compiled the CO<subscript>2</subscript> emission inventory of resource-based cities in China from 2005 to 2017, explored the contribution to CO<subscript>2</subscript> emissions from three perspectives (driver, industry, and city), and predicted the peak of CO<subscript>2</subscript> emissions in resource-based cities. The results show that resource-based cities contribute 18.4% of the country's GDP and emit 44.4% of the country's CO<subscript>2</subscript> and that economic growth and CO<subscript>2</subscript> emissions have not yet been decoupled. The per capita CO<subscript>2</subscript> emissions and emission intensity of resource-based cities are 1.8 times and 2.4 times higher than the national average, respectively. Economic growth and energy intensity are the biggest drivers and main inhibitors of CO<subscript>2</subscript> emissions growth. Industrial restructuring has become the biggest inhibitor of CO<subscript>2</subscript> emissions growth. Based on the different resource endowments, industrial structures, and socio-economic development levels of resource-based cities, we propose differentiated low-carbon transition pathways. This study can provide references for cities to develop differentiated low-carbon development paths under the "double carbon" target. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09441344
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Science & Pollution Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175304591
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28349-4