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Evolution Characteristics and Main Influencing Factors of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Chinese Cities from 2005 to 2020

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  • Xiaodong Zhang

    (College of Hydraulic and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Alaer 843300, China
    Institute of Urban and Rural Planning Theories and Technologies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yongjun Tang

    (College of Hydraulic and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Alaer 843300, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Haoying Han

    (Institute of Urban and Rural Planning Theories and Technologies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China)

  • Zhilu Chen

    (Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute, Guangzhou 511466, China)

Abstract

Based on the carbon emission database of the China Urban Greenhouse Gas Working Group, this paper analyzed the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and main influencing factors of urban carbon dioxide emissions in China using ArcGIS spatial analysis and SPSS statistical analysis methods, in order to provide a reference for the formulation of the national “double-carbon” strategy and the construction of low-carbon urbanization. The results showed that (1) the urban carbon dioxide emissions in China exhibit a “point-line-area” spreading spatial grid. Carbon dioxide emissions form a planar emission pattern surrounded by the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration, Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, and Central Plains urban agglomeration. A high per capita and high-intensity emission belt from Xinjiang to Inner Mongolia has been formed. (2) The proportion of industrial emissions continues to decrease, and the range of high industrial emissions has gradually crossed the “Hu Huan-yong Line”, spreading from eastern China to the whole country. The emissions from transportation, the service industry, and households have become new growth points, and high-value emissions from households have also shown a nationwide spreading trend. (3) The main factors influencing the spatial distribution of carbon dioxide emissions are urbanization, the economy, industry, investment, and household energy consumption.

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  • Xiaodong Zhang & Yongjun Tang & Haoying Han & Zhilu Chen, 2023. "Evolution Characteristics and Main Influencing Factors of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Chinese Cities from 2005 to 2020," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-19, October.
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