Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts
Summary: Industrial process-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represent a crucial factor in exacerbating climate change due to their hard-to-abate characteristics. Previous studies mainly focused on the production side to construct emission inventories, which makes identifying the drivers of in...
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| description | Summary: Industrial process-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represent a crucial factor in exacerbating climate change due to their hard-to-abate characteristics. Previous studies mainly focused on the production side to construct emission inventories, which makes identifying the drivers of industrial process-related emissions from the consumption and income sides essential. The results show that the per capita consumption and income were main driving factors, while emission intensity and changes in intermediate product structure were the main offsetting factors. From the perspective of major products, the changes in emission intensity was the main offsetting factors for clinker, lime, ammonia, and crude steel. The mitigation of China’s industrial process-related GHG emissions is profoundly influenced by macroeconomic conditions, economic structures, and mitigation technologies. A multi-dimensional understanding of economic drivers of industrial process-related GHG emissions can facilitate cost-effective climate mitigation policies in China. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e19a630f7834490a5ba223e298bd9392025-08-20T03:24:08ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-07-0128711278110.1016/j.isci.2025.112781Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation effortsYunan Peng0Mengyao Han1Na Liu2Bo Zhang3School of Management, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, China; School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Corresponding authorSchool of Management, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, ChinaSchool of Management, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, China; Corresponding authorSummary: Industrial process-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represent a crucial factor in exacerbating climate change due to their hard-to-abate characteristics. Previous studies mainly focused on the production side to construct emission inventories, which makes identifying the drivers of industrial process-related emissions from the consumption and income sides essential. The results show that the per capita consumption and income were main driving factors, while emission intensity and changes in intermediate product structure were the main offsetting factors. From the perspective of major products, the changes in emission intensity was the main offsetting factors for clinker, lime, ammonia, and crude steel. The mitigation of China’s industrial process-related GHG emissions is profoundly influenced by macroeconomic conditions, economic structures, and mitigation technologies. A multi-dimensional understanding of economic drivers of industrial process-related GHG emissions can facilitate cost-effective climate mitigation policies in China.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225010429Environmental scienceEnergy policy |
| spellingShingle | Yunan Peng Mengyao Han Na Liu Bo Zhang Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts iScience Environmental science Energy policy |
| title | Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts |
| title_full | Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts |
| title_fullStr | Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts |
| title_short | Sustained growth in process-related greenhouse gas emissions undermines China’s mitigation efforts |
| title_sort | sustained growth in process related greenhouse gas emissions undermines china s mitigation efforts |
| topic | Environmental science Energy policy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225010429 |
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