Of all industrial sectors, the built environment puts the most pressure on the natural
environment, and in spite of significant efforts the International Energy Agency suggests that …

Urban green spaces play essential roles in regulating the global carbon cycle and reducing
carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. However, research on the carbon sequestration efficiency …

Excessive anthropogenic carbon emissions due to rapid socioeconomic development and
urban expansion have resulted in significant climate change. Different levels of …

As national efforts to reduce CO2 emissions intensify, policy-makers need increasingly
specific, subnational information about the sources of CO2 and the potential reductions and …

China is the world's largest energy consumer and CO 2 emitter. Cities contribute 85% of the
total CO 2 emissions in China and thus are considered as the key areas for implementing …

Most of China's CO 2 emissions are related to energy consumption in its cities. Thus, cities
are critical for implementing China's carbon emissions mitigation policies. In this study, we …

Urban greenspace has been highlighted as a means of offsetting carbon dioxide (CO 2)
emissions and mitigating climate change in cities. However, it is still challenging to design …

Global trends in land-use changes, including urbanization and abandonment of rural areas,
have important repercussions for the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). In this …

The carbon balance in urban areas has become a major research challenge and a principal
policy concern in efforts to address anthropogenic climate change. Rapid urbanization and …

The coordination of the relationship between new-type urbanization (NTU) and carbon
emission reduction has become China's primary strategic goal. However, previous studies …