Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector
Power sector is significantly important for China to achieve the CO2 emission reduction targets. In this study, we analyze the features of CO2 emissions and environment effect in China’s power sector, investigate the driving factors of CO2 emission change based on the logarithmic mean Divisia index...
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| description | Power sector is significantly important for China to achieve the CO2 emission reduction targets. In this study, we analyze the features of CO2 emissions and environment effect in China’s power sector, investigate the driving factors of CO2 emission change based on the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method, and evaluate the mitigation potential of CO2 emissions in China’s power sector. Results show that CO2 emissions in China’s power sector increased rapidly from 492.00 Mt in 1990 to 3049.88 Mt in 2014 while CO2 emission intensity experienced an unsteady downward trend during the study period. Industrial scale effect is the key contributor to CO2 emission growth in China’s power sector, and its contribution degree reaches 123.97%. Energy intensity effect contributes most to the decrease in CO2 emissions, with a contribution degree of −20.01%. Capital productivity effect is another important factor leading to CO2 emissions increase. The aggregate CO2 emission reduction would reach 17973.86 million tons (Mt) during 2015–2030 in the ideal emission reduction scenario. Finally, policy recommendations are made for future energy-saving and CO2 emission reduction in China’s power sector. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b22611c9a8094cfb92cb10f2a6871e432025-02-03T06:11:28ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26264182626418Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power SectorCaiqing Zhang0Mi Zhang1Nan Zhang2Department of Economic Management, North China Electric Power University, No. 689 Huadian Road, Baoding City 071003, ChinaDepartment of Economic Management, North China Electric Power University, No. 689 Huadian Road, Baoding City 071003, ChinaDepartment of Economic Management, North China Electric Power University, No. 689 Huadian Road, Baoding City 071003, ChinaPower sector is significantly important for China to achieve the CO2 emission reduction targets. In this study, we analyze the features of CO2 emissions and environment effect in China’s power sector, investigate the driving factors of CO2 emission change based on the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method, and evaluate the mitigation potential of CO2 emissions in China’s power sector. Results show that CO2 emissions in China’s power sector increased rapidly from 492.00 Mt in 1990 to 3049.88 Mt in 2014 while CO2 emission intensity experienced an unsteady downward trend during the study period. Industrial scale effect is the key contributor to CO2 emission growth in China’s power sector, and its contribution degree reaches 123.97%. Energy intensity effect contributes most to the decrease in CO2 emissions, with a contribution degree of −20.01%. Capital productivity effect is another important factor leading to CO2 emissions increase. The aggregate CO2 emission reduction would reach 17973.86 million tons (Mt) during 2015–2030 in the ideal emission reduction scenario. Finally, policy recommendations are made for future energy-saving and CO2 emission reduction in China’s power sector.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2626418 |
| spellingShingle | Caiqing Zhang Mi Zhang Nan Zhang Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector |
| title_full | Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector |
| title_fullStr | Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector |
| title_short | Identifying the Determinants of CO2 Emission Change in China’s Power Sector |
| title_sort | identifying the determinants of co2 emission change in china s power sector |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2626418 |
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