Heterogeneity in the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization: evidence from China.

Zhao, Z; Yuan, T; Shi, X; Zhao, L

Heterogeneity in the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization: evidence from China.

Zhao, Z Yuan, T Shi, X

Zhao, L

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2020, 25, (7), pp. 1363-1380
Issue Date:: 2020-08-05

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dc.contributor.author	Zhao, Z
dc.contributor.author	Yuan, T
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395
dc.contributor.author	Zhao, L
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-19T01:51:27Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-02
dc.date.available	2021-01-19T01:51:27Z
dc.date.issued	2020-08-05
dc.identifier.citation	Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2020, 25, (7), pp. 1363-1380
dc.identifier.issn	1381-2386
dc.identifier.issn	1573-1596
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dc.description.abstract	Global change caused by carbon emissions alone has become a common challenge for all countries. However, current debates about urbanization and carbon emissions generally do not take into account the heterogeneities in urbanization and economic development levels. The goal of this study is to revisit the urbanization-emissions nexus by considering such heterogeneities in the Chinese context. The results reveal that there is significant heterogeneity in the total factor carbon emission performance index across provinces. Specifically, the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization reflects a U-shaped curve. Urbanization is found to have a stronger inhibiting effect on carbon emission performance when economic development levels improve. The results suggest that tailoring policies to each region's conditions, promoting investments in energy-saving and emissions-reducing technologies, and improving the use of public transportation could be mitigation strategies for global change that lead to low-carbon urbanization.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
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dc.relation.ispartof	Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s11027-020-09924-3
dc.rights	This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in [Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change]. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11027-020-09924-3]”
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dc.subject	0501 Ecological Applications, 0502 Environmental Science and Management
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
dc.title	Heterogeneity in the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization: evidence from China.
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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Abstract:

Global change caused by carbon emissions alone has become a common challenge for all countries. However, current debates about urbanization and carbon emissions generally do not take into account the heterogeneities in urbanization and economic development levels. The goal of this study is to revisit the urbanization-emissions nexus by considering such heterogeneities in the Chinese context. The results reveal that there is significant heterogeneity in the total factor carbon emission performance index across provinces. Specifically, the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization reflects a U-shaped curve. Urbanization is found to have a stronger inhibiting effect on carbon emission performance when economic development levels improve. The results suggest that tailoring policies to each region's conditions, promoting investments in energy-saving and emissions-reducing technologies, and improving the use of public transportation could be mitigation strategies for global change that lead to low-carbon urbanization.

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