Towards a greener aging society: A dynamic and multilevel analysis of consumption carbon emissions among China's aging population

L Li, Y Wang, E Wang, H Zhang, C Wang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change and population aging are inevitably the two most significant global
challenges. Senior population growth in China is accompanied by an increase in …

Spatiotemporal Analysis and Prediction of Carbon Emissions from Energy Consumption in China through Nighttime Light Remote Sensing

Z Zhang, S Fu, J Li, Y Qiu, Z Shi, Y Sun - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
With burgeoning economic development, a surging influx of greenhouse gases, notably
carbon dioxide (CO2), has precipitated global warming, thus accentuating the critical …

Safeguarding China's long-term sustainability against systemic disruptors

K Li, L Gao, Z Guo, Y Dong, EA Moallemi, G Kou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
China's long-term sustainability faces socioeconomic and environmental uncertainties. We
identify five key systemic risk drivers, called disruptors, which could push China into a …

Rethinking the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis across 214 countries: the impacts of 12 economic, institutional, technological, resource, and social factors

Q Wang, Y Li, R Li - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Research over the past three decades has provided rich empirical evidence for the inverted
U-shaped EKC theory, but current problems facing advancing climate mitigation actions …

The Bilateral Effects of Population Aging on Regional Carbon Emissions in China: Promotion or Inhibition Effect?

X Zhang, C Ding, C Liu, X Teng, R Lv, Y Cai - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
To achieve the high-quality model of green, low-carbon, and sustainable development in
China, it is necessary to clarify the relationship between population aging and carbon …

Investigating the impact of demographic and personal variables on post-retirement migration intention of rural residents: Evidence from inner Mongolia, China

X Zhou, W Feng - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the intensification of population aging in rural areas, it becomes increasingly important
to analyze the post-retirement migration intention of rural residents and the variables …

Spatial effects of green innovation and carbon emission reduction in China: Mediating role of infrastructure and informatization

Q Zhang, J Li, Q Kong, H Huang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Green innovation (GI) plays a vital role in mitigating urban carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions
and fostering sustainable development in China. This study examines the impact of GI on …

Nonlinear mechanisms of CO2 emissions in growing and shrinking cities: an empirical study on integrated effects of aging and industrial structure in Japan

X He, W Gao, D Guan, L Zhou - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
For the first time, this research aims to reveal how population age changes the nexus of
industrial structure upgrading-carbon emissions under urban growth and shrinkage using a …

Do Circular Economy, Public-Private Partnership and Carbon Policy manage the Environmental Stress? Developed countries' situation under the Prism of COP27

D Balsalobre-Lorente, SAR Shah, R Huseynova - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Since the Industrial Revolution, the economies have played well to make progress in
economic growth. Besides, rapid growth has brought severe challenges, and environmental …

How population aging promotes carbon emission reduction in Chinese cities: The chain mediating role of industrial upgrading and energy conservation

N Xu - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
High carbon emissions and population aging are two obstacles to China's development as
an emerging economy. It is urgent to scientifically examine the impacts of population aging …