Dynamism of household carbon emissions (HCEs) from rural and urban regions of northern and southern China
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Article Title | Dynamism of household carbon emissions (HCEs) from rural and urban regions of northern and southern China |
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ERA Journal ID | 5827 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Maraseni, Tek Narayan (Author), Qu, Jiansheng (Author), Yue, Bian (Author), Zeng, Jingjing (Author) and Maroulis, Jerry (Author) |
Journal Title | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
Journal Citation | 23 (20), pp. 20553-20566 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISSN | 0944-1344 |
1614-7499 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7237-5 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27464658 |
Abstract | China contributes 23% of global carbon emissions, of which 26% originate from the household sector. Due to vast variations in both climatic conditions and the affordability and accessibility of fuels, household carbon emissions (HCEs) differ significantly across China. This study compares HCEs (per person) from urban and rural regions in northern China with their counterparts in southern China. Annual macroeconomic data for the study period 2005 to 2012 were obtained from Chinese government sources whereas the direct HCEs for different types of fossil fuels were obtained using the IPCC reference approach, and indirect HCEs were calculated by input-output analysis. Results suggest that HCEs from urban areas are higher than those from rural areas. Regardless of the regions, there is a similarity in per person HCEs in urban areas, but the rural areas of northern China had significantly higher HCEs than those from southern China. The reasons for the similarity between urban areas and differences between rural areas, and the percentage share of direct and indirect HCEs from different sources are discussed. Similarly, the reasons and solutions to why decarbonising policies are working in urban areas but not in rural areas are discussed. |
Keywords | per person household carbon emission; direct emissions; indirect emissions; China |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410404. Environmental management |
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Byline Affiliations | Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Lanzhou University, China | |
Wageningen University, Netherlands | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q38q8/dynamism-of-household-carbon-emissions-hces-from-rural-and-urban-regions-of-northern-and-southern-china
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