Xia, C;
Zheng, H;
Meng, J;
Li, S;
Du, P;
Shan, Y;
(2022)
The evolution of carbon footprint in the yangtze river delta city cluster during economic transition 2012-2015.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
, 181
, Article 106266. 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106266.
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Abstract
China has been undergoing an industrial transformation, shifting from an energy-intensive growth pattern. As the most developed region in China, the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) city cluster is leading the industrial transformation. However, the impact of the industrial transformation on carbon footprints in the YRD cities is unclear. By a city-level environmentally extended input-output model, we quantify the carbon footprint of 41 cities in the YRD city cluster for 2012 and 2015 and capture the socioeconomic driving forces of the change by structural decomposition analysis (SDA). The results show that the carbon footprint in 41 YRD cities increased from 1179.4 Mt (14.8% of China's total) to 1329.6 Mt (16.6%) over the period. More than 60% of the footprint concentrated on the 10 largest cities, and the construction sector made the largest contribution, especially in service-based megacities. The change of production structure drove down carbon footprints in YRD cities, except light industry cities and service-based cities. The industrial transfers from the coastal to inland regions result in carbon leakage, where one-third of the carbon footprint is embodied in the trade. We also find the economic recession during the transition period decreased carbon emissions by 154.2 Mt in the YRD city cluster, where the value-added rate in the YRD cities declined over the transition period, especially in service-based cities. The study highlights the positive effects of industrial transformation on low carbon transition, despite being highly heterogenous for cities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The evolution of carbon footprint in the yangtze river delta city cluster during economic transition 2012-2015 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106266 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106266 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Industrial transformation, Production structure, Industrial transfer, Carbon footprint, City |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10148299 |
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