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Analysis of Factors Influencing Carbon Emissions in the Energy Base, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
Analysis of Factors Influencing Carbon Emissions in the Energy Base, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China
- Source :
- Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 3, Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 1089 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- Analyzing the driving factors of regional carbon emissions is important for achieving emissions reduction. Based on the Kaya identity and Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index method, we analyzed the effect of population, economic development, energy intensity, renewable energy penetration, and coefficient on carbon emissions during 1990&ndash<br />2016. Afterwards, we analyzed the contribution rate of sectors&rsquo<br />energy intensity effect and sectors&rsquo<br />economic structure effect to the entire energy intensity. The results showed that the influencing factors have different effects on carbon emissions under different stages. During 1990&ndash<br />2000, economic development and population were the main factors contributing to the increase in carbon emissions, and energy intensity was an important factor to curb the carbon emissions increase. The energy intensity of industry and the economic structure of agriculture were the main factors to promote the decline of entire energy intensity. During 2001&ndash<br />2010, economic growth and emission coefficient were the main drivers to escalate the carbon emissions, and energy intensity was the key factor to offset the carbon emissions growth. The economic structure of transportation, and the energy intensity of industry and service were the main factors contributing to the decline of the entire energy intensity. During 2011&ndash<br />2016, economic growth and energy intensity were the main drivers of enhancing carbon emissions, while the coefficient was the key factor in curbing the growth of carbon emissions. The industry&rsquo<br />s economic structure and transportation&rsquo<br />s energy intensity were the main factors to promote the decline of the entire energy intensity. Finally, the suggestions of emissions reductions are put forward from the aspects of improving energy efficiency, optimizing energy structure and adjusting industrial structure etc.
- Subjects :
- Natural resource economics
020209 energy
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Geography, Planning and Development
Population
TJ807-830
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
TD194-195
01 natural sciences
Renewable energy sources
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::550 Geowissenschaften, Geologie::550 Geowissenschaften
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
GE1-350
education
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Driving factors
Kaya identity
education.field_of_study
industry
Environmental effects of industries and plants
energy intensity
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
Xinjiang
Divisia index
Environmental sciences
Agriculture
Greenhouse gas
Energy intensity
Environmental science
carbon emissions
business
Efficient energy use
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20711050
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....79d83d007eeb1ae3f44e86a23374d90b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031089