Horizontal CO2 Compensation in the Yangtze River Delta Based on CO2 Footprints and CO2 Emissions Efficiency
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review and Study Framework
3. Data and Methods
3.1. Data Collection
3.2. Methods
3.2.1. Estimation of the CO2 Footprints
3.2.2. Estimation of CO2 Emissions Efficiency
3.2.3. Horizontal CO2 Compensation Model
4. Results
4.1. Spatio-Temporal Evolution of CO2 Footprints
4.1.1. Accuracy Checking of Municipal CO2 Footprints
4.1.2. Evolutionary Characteristics of the CO2 Footprints
4.2. Spatio-Temporal Evolution of CO2 Emissions Efficiency
4.3. Horizontal CO2 Compensation Scenarios
4.3.1. Horizontal CO2 Compensation Based on CO2 Footprints
4.3.2. Horizontal CO2 Compensation Based on CO2 Trading with a Price Mechanism Determined by CO2 Emissions Efficiency
5. Conclusions and Discussion
5.1. Conclusions
5.2. Recommendations
5.3. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Periods | ω | τ | R2 | Relative Error |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000~2006 | 0.035 | 1 | 0.801 | 5.041% |
2007~2013 | 0.036 | 1 | 0.799 | 5.209% |
2014~2019 | 0.032 | 1 | 0.807 | 5.014% |
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Wang, L.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, Q.; Ren, C.; Fu, Y.; Wang, T. Horizontal CO2 Compensation in the Yangtze River Delta Based on CO2 Footprints and CO2 Emissions Efficiency. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021369
Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhao Q, Ren C, Fu Y, Wang T. Horizontal CO2 Compensation in the Yangtze River Delta Based on CO2 Footprints and CO2 Emissions Efficiency. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021369
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Luwei, Yizhen Zhang, Qing Zhao, Chuantang Ren, Yu Fu, and Tao Wang. 2023. "Horizontal CO2 Compensation in the Yangtze River Delta Based on CO2 Footprints and CO2 Emissions Efficiency" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021369