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Factor Decomposition Analysis of Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions in Tianjin, China

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  • Zhe Wang

    (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
    Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University Binhai College, Tianjin 300270, China)

  • Lin Zhao

    (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Guozhu Mao

    (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China)

  • Ben Wu

    (Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences, Tianjin 300191, China)

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Tianjin is the largest coastal city in northern China with rapid economic development and urbanization. Energy-related CO 2 emissions from Tianjin’s production and household sectors during 1995–2012 were calculated according to the default carbon-emission coefficients provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We decomposed the changes in CO 2 emissions resulting from 12 causal factors based on the method of Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index. The examined factors were divided into four types of effects: energy intensity effect, structure effect, activity intensity effect, scale effect and the various influencing factors imposed differential impacts on CO 2 emissions. The decomposition outcomes indicate that per capita GDP and population scale are the dominant positive driving factors behind the growth in CO 2 emissions for all sectors, while the energy intensity of the production sector is the main contributor to dampen the CO 2 emissions increment, and the contributions from industry structure and energy structure need further enhancement. The analysis results reveal the reasons for CO 2 emission changes in Tianjin and provide a solid basis upon which policy makers may propose emission reduction measures and approaches for the implementation of sustainable development strategies.

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  • Zhe Wang & Lin Zhao & Guozhu Mao & Ben Wu, 2015. "Factor Decomposition Analysis of Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions in Tianjin, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-16, July.
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