简介:WithfrequentdisastrousweathersandincreasinglyprominentGHGeffectsinrecentyears,normalexistenceanddevelopmentofmankindarefacingunprecedentedthreatsandchallenges.GHGemissionsmitigationfortheglobalclimatechangeshasbeenthefocusofconcernoftheworld.Asthebiggestdevelopingcountryandthesecondlargestcountryofcarbon-emission,Chinaattachesimportancetothecarbonemissionreduction.ThemajorGHGcomponentiscarbondioxideandinChina,theemissionofcarbondioxideismainlyfromindustrialproduction.Inthepaper,thestatusandtrendofCo2emissionfromindustrialdepartments,high-carbonemissionanditsspecificindustriesareshowninstatistics.Meanwhile,thepolicyenvironment,industrialorganizationstructureandtechnologyofcarbonhighemissionarealldiscussedbasedonpracticalsituationsinthesedepartmentsandindustries.Attheend,throughtheanalysisofgraycorrelation,correlativityisexploredforbothfossilenergyconsumptionandtotalcarbonemission,andalsofortheproductionvalueandcarbonemissionofeachindustrialsector.Somepolicyproposalsfortheestablishmentoflow-carbonindustriesandtransitionofeconomicdevelopmentpatternaresetforth.
简介:HouseholdconsumptionisoneoftheimportantfactorsthatinduceCO2emission.Basedoninput-outputmodel,thisarticlecalculatedtheintensityofCO2emissionofdifferentincomegroupsandsevenprovincesinChina,andthenestimatedtotalCO2emissioninducedbyurbanhouseholdconsumptionfrom1995to2004inChinabasedonstatisticdataofhouseholdlivingexpenditure.TheresultsshowthatCO2emissionpercapitainducedbyhouseholdconsumptionhadincreasedfrom1583to2498kgCO2during1995-2004.Theratioofconsumption-inducedCO2emissiontototalCO2emissionhadrisenfrom19%to30%inthepastdecade.IndirectCO2emissionaccountedforanimportantpartoftheconsumption-inducedemission,theratioofindirectemissiontoconsumption-inducedemissionhadrisenfrom69%to79%duringthesameperiod.Asignificantdifferenceinconsumption-inducedCO2emissionacrossdifferentincomegroupsanddifferentregionshasbeenobserved.CO2emissionpercapitaofhigherincomegroupsanddevelopedregionsincreasedfasterthanthatoflowerincomegroupsanddevelopingregions.ChanginglifestylehasdrivensignificantincreaseinCO2emission.Especially,increasesinprivatetransportexpenditure(forexample,vehicleexpenditure)andhousebuildingexpenditurearekeydrivingfactorsofgrowthinconsumption-inducedCO2emission.TherearebigdifferencesintheamountofCO2emissioninducedbychangeinlifestyleacrossdifferentincomegroupsandprovinces.Itcanbeexpectedthatlowerincomehouseholdsanddevelopingregionswillincreaseconsumptiontoimprovetheirlivingswithincomegrowthinthefuture,whichmayinducemuchmoreCO2emission.AreasonablelevelofCO2emissionisnecessarytosatisfyhumanneedsandtoimprovelivingstandard,butanoticeablefactisthatCO2emissionpercapitainducedbyhouseholdconsumptionindevelopedareasofChinahadreachedaquitehighlevel.Adjustmentinlifestyletowardsalow-carbonsocietyisinurgentneed.
简介:Thetraditionalevaluationofenergyconsumptionmostlyintroducespollutantsasanegativeeconomicoutputintoevaluatingmodel,ignoringtheconfigurationrelationshipamongtheenergyinput,pollutantsaswellaseconomicoutput.Thispaperconsiderstheoverallprocessofenergyconsumptionandconstructsanevaluationindicationsystemofenergyconsumptionlevelcombinedwithendogenouspollutantsbasedonentropytopsismethod,thenmakesempiricalresearch.TheresultsshowthatChina'senergyconsumptionlevelpresentsafluctuantriseinthepremiseofemission.Energyconsumptionleveldependsontherelationshipamongenergyinput,pollutantsandeconomicoutput.Theraiseofenergyconsumptionlevelshouldnotincreaseeconomicoutputandreducepollutantemissionattheexpenseofenvironment.Finally,thewholepaperputsforwardthecountermeasurestoimprovetheoveralllevelofenergyconsumption.
简介:WiththeeconomicdevelopmentandtheaccelerationofmotorizationinChina,thenumberofprivatecarsincreasesrapidlyinurbanareas.However,thelimitofurbanresourcesandthecontradictionbetweentrafficsupplyanddemandareincreasinglyprominentinlargecities,whileprivatecarconsumptionhasbeenanew'light'inmediumandsmallcities.Consumers’behaviorsdifferfromregiontoregion.Aimingattheaboveproblems,weformulatestructuralequationmodelingandcarryoutempiricalresearch.Inthispaper,acomparativestudyaboutthemaininfluentialfactorsthataffecttheconsumptionofprivatecarsinlargeandsmallcitiesinChinaismade,anditishopedthatsomeguidanceforpolicyrecommendationscanbeobtained.
简介:Thispaperanalyzestheimpactofincomedistributiongaponconsumptiondemandfromatheoreticalview,anddrawstheconclusionthatthereisaninverserelationshipbetweenincomedistributiongapandconsumptiondemand.Then,thepaperfindsthattheexistingwideningincomedistributiongapinChinahasanegativeimpactonconsumptiondemand,butthisisnotthekeyfactorfortheinsufficientconsumptiondemandbecauseofthelowlevelofpercapitalincome.Atlast,itsuggeststhatgovernmentsshouldimprovetheincomelevelofentireresidentsandadjustincomedistributionstructuresimultaneously.