Determinants of Decoupling Economic Output from Carbon Emission in the Transport Sector: A Comparison Study of Four Municipalities in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature review
2.1. Literature Review on Decoupling Analysis
2.2. Literature Review on Decomposition Analysis
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Calculation of Carbon Emission in Transport Sector
3.2. Carbon Decoupling Model
3.3. Using the LMDI Method on the Driving Factors of Transport Carbon Emission
3.4. Data Sources
4. Empirical Results and Analysis
4.1. Study Overview
4.1.1. Beijing City
4.1.2. Shanghai City
4.1.3. Tianjin City
4.1.4. Chongqing City
4.2. Analysis on the Decoupling State of the Transport Sector
4.2.1. Beijing City
4.2.2. Shanghai City
4.2.3. Tianjin city
4.2.4. Chongqing City
4.3. Analysis of the Driving Factors of Carbon Emission Decoupling in the Transport Sector
4.3.1. Beijing City
4.3.2. Shanghai City
4.3.3. Tianjin City
4.3.4. Chongqing City
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Energy Type | Energy Conversion Coefficient (10-6TJ/Kg or m3) | Carbon Emission Factor (t/Kg) | Carbon Oxidation Rate |
---|---|---|---|
raw coal | 20.908 | 25.8 | 0.90 |
coke | 28.435 | 29.2 | 0.93 |
fuel oil | 41.816 | 21.1 | 0.98 |
gasoline | 42.070 | 18.9 | 0.98 |
kerosene | 43.070 | 19.6 | 0.98 |
diesel | 42.652 | 20.2 | 0.98 |
natural gas | 38.931 | 15.3 | 0.99 |
Year | Individual Influencing Factors | Total | ||||||||||
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tr | State | ts | State | td | State | tf | State | tp | State | t | State | |
2000–2001 | 0.12 | WD | 0.58 | WD | 0.12 | WD | 0.79 | WD | 0.13 | WD | 1.74 | END |
2001–2002 | 0.05 | WD | –0.31 | SD | 0.13 | WD | 0.62 | WD | 0.24 | WD | 0.72 | WD |
2002–2003 | –0.08 | SD | –0.55 | SD | –0.04 | SD | 0.78 | WD | 0.23 | WD | 0.35 | WD |
2003–2004 | 0.04 | WD | 1.36 | END | –0.14 | SD | 0.97 | EC | 0.25 | WD | 2.48 | END |
2004–2005 | 0.02 | WD | –0.58 | SD | 0.08 | WD | 0.65 | WD | 0.23 | WD | 0.40 | WD |
2005–2006 | 0.03 | WD | 0.73 | WD | 0.09 | WD | 0.64 | WD | 0.32 | WD | 1.81 | END |
2006–2007 | 0.02 | WD | 0.19 | WD | 0.03 | WD | 0.62 | WD | 0.36 | WD | 1.22 | END |
2007–2008 | 0.03 | WD | 0.16 | WD | 0.22 | WD | 0.28 | WD | 0.50 | WD | 1.20 | END |
2008–2009 | 0.02 | WD | –0.61 | SD | 0.00 | SD | 0.48 | WD | 0.49 | WD | 0.38 | WD |
2009–2010 | 0.08 | WD | –0.24 | SD | –0.10 | SD | 0.50 | WD | 0.60 | WD | 0.83 | EC |
2010–2011 | 0.03 | WD | –0.31 | SD | 0.07 | WD | 0.58 | WD | 0.34 | WD | 0.71 | WD |
2011–2012 | –0.03 | SD | –0.71 | SD | 0.02 | WD | 0.64 | WD | 0.31 | WD | 0.23 | WD |
2012–2013 | 0.06 | WD | –0.29 | SD | –0.01 | SD | 0.71 | WD | 0.30 | WD | 0.76 | WD |
2013–2014 | –0.02 | SD | –0.20 | SD | 0.03 | WD | 0.73 | WD | 0.24 | WD | 0.77 | WD |
2014–2015 | 0.07 | WD | –0.72 | SD | 0.14 | WD | 0.72 | WD | 0.11 | WD | 0.32 | WD |
2015–2016 | 0.05 | WD | –0.34 | SD | 0.03 | WD | 0.95 | EC | 0.01 | WD | 0.69 | WD |
Year | Individual Influencing Factors | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tr | State | ts | State | td | State | tf | State | tp | State | t | State | |
2000–2001 | –0.06 | SD | 0.78 | WD | –0.17 | SD | 0.75 | WD | 0.44 | WD | 1.75 | END |
2001–2002 | 0.01 | WD | 0.68 | WD | –0.09 | SD | 0.83 | EC | 0.29 | WD | 1.72 | END |
2002––2003 | 0.02 | WD | 1.00 | EC | –0.46 | SD | 1.09 | EC | 0.41 | WD | 2.06 | END |
2003–2004 | 0.02 | WD | 1.31 | END | –0.06 | SD | 0.80 | EC | 0.34 | WD | 2.41 | END |
2004–2005 | 0.02 | WD | 0.19 | WD | 0.00 | WD | 0.73 | WD | 0.28 | WD | 1.23 | END |
2005–2006 | 0.01 | WD | 0.44 | WD | 0.00 | SD | 0.68 | WD | 0.35 | WD | 1.48 | END |
2006–2007 | 0.00 | WD | –0.20 | SD | 0.15 | WD | 0.52 | WD | 0.31 | WD | 0.78 | WD |
2007–2008 | –0.01 | SD | –0.69 | SD | 0.13 | WD | 0.50 | WD | 0.33 | WD | 0.25 | WD |
2008–2009 | –0.01 | SD | –0.87 | SD | 0.30 | WD | 0.39 | WD | 0.26 | WD | 0.07 | WD |
2009–2010 | –0.01 | SD | –0.06 | SD | –0.77 | SD | 1.02 | EC | 0.74 | WD | 0.93 | EC |
2010–2011 | –0.01 | SD | –1.27 | SD | 0.13 | WD | 0.61 | WD | 0.19 | WD | -0.34 | SD |
2011–2012 | 0.00 | WD | –0.79 | SD | 0.27 | WD | 0.56 | WD | 0.13 | WD | 0.17 | WD |
2012–2013 | –0.02 | SD | –0.95 | SD | 0.12 | WD | 0.68 | WD | 0.17 | WD | -0.01 | SD |
2013–2014 | –0.01 | SD | –0.98 | SD | 0.19 | WD | 0.72 | WD | 0.05 | WD | -0.04 | SD |
2014–2015 | –0.01 | SD | –0.51 | SD | 0.33 | WD | 0.69 | WD | -0.04 | SD | 0.46 | WD |
2015–2016 | 0.00 | SD | 0.17 | WD | 0.27 | WD | 0.71 | WD | 0.02 | WD | 1.18 | EC |
Year | Individual Influencing Factors | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tr | State | ts | State | td | State | tf | State | tp | State | t | State | |
2000–2001 | –0.08 | SD | –0.74 | SD | –0.02 | SD | 0.95 | EC | 0.03 | WD | 0.13 | WD |
2001–2002 | 0.14 | WD | –0.40 | SD | –0.11 | SD | 1.07 | EC | 0.03 | WD | 0.72 | WD |
2002–2003 | –0.35 | SD | 1.60 | END | –0.25 | SD | 1.28 | END | 0.04 | WD | 2.32 | END |
2003–2004 | 0.13 | WD | –2.42 | SD | –0.28 | SD | 1.04 | EC | 0.10 | WD | -1.43 | SD |
2004–2005 | 0.27 | WD | 0.42 | WD | –0.25 | SD | 1.11 | EC | 0.17 | WD | 1.73 | END |
2005–2006 | 0.10 | WD | –0.80 | SD | –0.28 | SD | 0.96 | EC | 0.28 | WD | 0.26 | WD |
2006–2007 | 0.01 | WD | –1.05 | SD | –0.05 | SD | 0.73 | WD | 0.25 | WD | -0.11 | SD |
2007–2008 | –0.01 | SD | –0.16 | SD | –0.11 | SD | 0.72 | WD | 0.38 | WD | 0.82 | EC |
2008–2009 | 0.00 | WD | –0.45 | SD | –0.08 | SD | 0.75 | WD | 0.30 | WD | 0.52 | WD |
2009–2010 | –0.10 | SD | –0.25 | SD | –0.20 | SD | 0.77 | WD | 0.41 | WD | 0.62 | WD |
2010–2011 | 0.05 | WD | –0.63 | SD | –0.10 | SD | 0.77 | WD | 0.30 | WD | 0.38 | WD |
2011–2012 | –0.02 | SD | –0.66 | SD | –0.09 | SD | 0.71 | WD | 0.34 | WD | 0.27 | WD |
2012–2013 | –0.10 | SD | –2.22 | SD | 0.00 | WD | 0.56 | WD | 0.30 | WD | -1.47 | SD |
2013–2014 | 0.01 | WD | –0.42 | SD | 0.04 | WD | 0.65 | WD | 0.30 | WD | 0.57 | WD |
2014–2015 | 0.07 | WD | –1.09 | SD | 0.03 | WD | 0.72 | WD | 0.20 | WD | -0.07 | SD |
2015–2016 | 0.03 | WD | –0.90 | SD | 0.08 | WD | 0.78 | WD | 0.10 | WD | 0.09 | WD |
Year | Individual Influencing Factors | Total | ||||||||||
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tr | State | ts | State | td | State | tf | State | tp | State | t | State | |
2000–2001 | 0.03 | WD | –0.69 | SD | 0.01 | WD | 1.04 | EC | –0.08 | SD | 0.31 | WD |
2001–2002 | 0.04 | WD | –0.66 | SD | –0.11 | SD | 1.14 | EC | –0.06 | SD | 0.36 | WD |
2002–2003 | 0.04 | WD | –0.66 | SD | –0.21 | SD | 1.22 | END | –0.04 | SD | 0.35 | WD |
2003–2004 | 0.94 | EC | 10.88 | END | –0.25 | SD | 1.82 | END | –0.05 | SD | 13.34 | END |
2004–2005 | 0.01 | WD | –0.61 | SD | 0.06 | WD | 0.89 | EC | 0.01 | WD | 0.37 | WD |
2005–2006 | 0.01 | WD | –0.44 | SD | 0.12 | WD | 0.83 | EC | 0.03 | WD | 0.54 | WD |
2006–2007 | 0.08 | WD | 0.75 | WD | –0.25 | SD | 1.28 | END | 0.03 | WD | 1.88 | END |
2007–2008 | 0.00 | WD | 0.10 | WD | –0.14 | SD | 1.08 | EC | 0.07 | WD | 1.11 | EC |
2008–2009 | –0.06 | SD | –1.36 | SD | –0.09 | SD | 0.94 | EC | 0.05 | WD | –0.51 | SD |
2009–2010 | 0.02 | WD | 0.71 | WD | –0.37 | SD | 1.33 | END | 0.08 | WD | 1.78 | END |
2010–2011 | –0.08 | SD | –0.24 | SD | –0.47 | SD | 1.34 | END | 0.11 | WD | 0.66 | WD |
2011–2012 | –0.11 | SD | 0.44 | WD | –0.13 | SD | 1.07 | EC | 0.08 | WD | 1.35 | END |
2012–2013 | 0.01 | WD | –0.10 | SD | –0.02 | SD | 0.94 | EC | 0.07 | WD | 0.91 | EC |
2013–2014 | 0.17 | WD | –1.74 | SD | –0.08 | SD | 0.93 | EC | 0.07 | WD | –0.64 | SD |
2014–2015 | 0.05 | WD | 0.60 | WD | 0.04 | WD | 0.91 | EC | 0.08 | WD | 1.69 | END |
2015–2016 | 0.03 | WD | –0.38 | SD | 0.03 | WD | 0.86 | EC | 0.10 | WD | 0.63 | WD |
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Wang, Q.; Wang, S.; Li, R. Determinants of Decoupling Economic Output from Carbon Emission in the Transport Sector: A Comparison Study of Four Municipalities in China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193729
Wang Q, Wang S, Li R. Determinants of Decoupling Economic Output from Carbon Emission in the Transport Sector: A Comparison Study of Four Municipalities in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(19):3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193729
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Qiang, Shasha Wang, and Rongrong Li. 2019. "Determinants of Decoupling Economic Output from Carbon Emission in the Transport Sector: A Comparison Study of Four Municipalities in China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 19: 3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193729