This paper explores the salient factors driving the changes in energy consumption in China's
nonferrous metal industry during the 2000–2014 period. We employ the logarithmic mean …

Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing segments of energy consumption and wind
energy is one of the most widely used sources of renewable energy. There is, however …

Different levels and patterns of development in various cities lead to disparities in respect to
responsibilities for carbon reduction, particularly within the urban agglomeration and …

Index decomposition analysis (IDA) and structural decomposition analysis (SDA) are
analytical techniques that have been extensively used by researchers to study drivers of …

The Europe 2020 strategy and recently ratified Paris agreement are the main documents in
the European Union (EU) involving energy and climate policy. Therefore, the aim of this …

To grasp the characteristics of CO 2 emissions across provinces in China and to determine
changes in the centre of gravity of CO 2 emissions over the 2000–2014 period, a gravity …

The Chinese government has taken measures to realize energy-savings and emission
reductions, such as promoting innovations, adjusting the industrial structure, balancing …

Decoupling economic growth from energy consumption is a wide spread attempt to
decarbonize economic activities and increase energy security. Almost all members of the …

Uncovering the driving factors of CO 2 emission intensity declining is important for China.
This paper improves the logarithmic mean Divisia index technique, which includes energy …

The manufacturing industry directly reflects national productivity, and it is also an industry
with high energy consumption and severe carbon emissions. This study decomposes the …