City-level emission peak and drivers in China

Y Shan, Y Guan, Y Hang, H Zheng, Y Li, D Guan, J Li… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
China is playing an increasing role in global climate change mitigation, and local authorities
need more city-specific information on the emissions trends and patterns when designing …

Can low-carbon city pilot policies significantly improve carbon emission efficiency? Empirical evidence from China

S Wen, Z Jia, X Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
This study estimates the effect of low-carbon city (LCC) pilot policies on carbon emission
efficiency (CO 2 E) measured by Slacks-based measure (SBM) on panel data of 208 cities …

[HTML][HTML] Synergy/trade-offs and differential optimization of production, living, and ecological functions in the Yangtze River economic Belt, China

J Zhao, Y Zhao - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) is a major
strategy related to China's overall national development. Based on the synergy/trade-offs of …

Spatiotemporal association of carbon dioxide emissions in China's urban agglomerations

Y Qian, H Wang, J Wu - Journal of Environmental management, 2022 - Elsevier
The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and sustainable development in low-
carbon ways are of great significance to urban agglomerations. However, few studies are …

Environmental protection tax superseded pollution fees, does China effectively abate ecological footprints?

G Fang, K Yang, G Chen, L Tian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper constructs the ecological footprint accounts for 30 provinces in China, and
explores the effects of environmental policies from the perspective of various ecological …

Green finance and foreign direct investment–environmental sustainability nexuses in emerging countries: new insights from the environmental Kuznets curve

SU Qadri, X Shi, S Rahman, A Anees… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The primary objective of the present study is to identify the asymmetric relationship between
green finance, trade openness, and foreign direct investment with environmental …

Environmental regulation and entrepreneurial activity: Evidence from the low-carbon city pilot policy in China

Y Wang, S Wei, X He, H Gu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy is a city-level environmental regulation policy
proposed by China to implement climate action goals and achieve sustainable …

Comprehensive assessment of land use carbon emissions of a coal resource-based city, China

H Wu, K Deng, Z Dong, X Meng, L Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon emissions reduction is crucial for global sustainable development. While few studies
pay attention to land use carbon emissions (LUCEs) in coal-based cities. We firstly used the …

Decoupling analysis and scenario prediction of agricultural CO2 emissions: An empirical analysis of 30 provinces in China

J Jiang, T Zhao, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study explores the decoupling status and the future trend of CO 2 emissions from
agricultural sector. First, this study uses the Log-Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model to identify …

[HTML][HTML] Collaborative governance of carbon reduction in urban agglomerations in the China Yangtze River Economic Belt based on a spatial association network

F Zhao, S Qian, X Zhao - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban agglomerations are the key areas to promote carbon dioxide (CO 2) reduction.
Understanding the association of CO 2 emission of urban agglomerations and their …