Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China

Z Liu, Z Deng, G He, H Wang, X Zhang, J Lin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
China is currently the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2). China therefore has a
key role in global climate change mitigation. Policies and commitments are required to …

Digitalization and carbon emissions: how does digital city construction affect China's carbon emission reduction?

Z Yang, W Gao, Q Han, L Qi, Y Cui, Y Chen - Sustainable cities and society, 2022 - Elsevier
The rise and vigorous development of digital technology and digital economy provide huge
potential for carbon emission reduction globally and in China. However, the current research …

How digital industries affect China's carbon emissions? Analysis of the direct and indirect structural effects

J Wang, X Dong, K Dong - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the digital industry (DI) has brought lasting impetus to the Chinese economy, it has
also raised concerns about the environmental impacts. Consequently, by employing the …

Ageing society in developed countries challenges carbon mitigation

H Zheng, Y Long, R Wood, D Moran, Z Zhang… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Populations in developed countries are ageing. However, the impact of senior citizens'
consumption on global carbon mitigation is poorly understood. Here we find that senior …

Critical provincial transmission sectors for carbon dioxide emissions in China

W Wen, C Feng, H Zhou, L Zhang, X Wu, J Qi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The identification of critical sectors at the provincial level is important for achieving China's
CO 2 mitigation target. Previous studies have mainly adopted production-based or …

Carbon footprint and embodied carbon transfer at the provincial level of the Yellow River Basin

X Yuan, X Sheng, L Chen, Y Tang, Y Li, Y Jia… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ecological conservation and high-quality development of China's Yellow River Basin is
a national strategy proposed in 2019. Under China's goal of achieving a carbon peak by …

Chinese provincial multi-regional input-output database for 2012, 2015, and 2017

H Zheng, Y Bai, W Wei, J Meng, Z Zhang, M Song… - Scientific data, 2021 - nature.com
Global production fragmentation generates indirect socioeconomic and environmental
impacts throughout its expanded supply chains. The multi-regional input-output model …

Provinces with transitions in industrial structure and energy mix performed best in climate change mitigation in China

Z Mi, X Sun - Communications Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
China has announced its goal of reaching carbon neutrality before 2060, which will be
challenging because the country is still on a path towards peak carbon emissions in …

China's carbon inequality of households: perspectives of the aging society and urban-rural gaps

G Liu, F Zhang - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
To take the carbon reduction responsibility into consumption activities and reveal the
discrepancy of carbon footprint (CF) among different types of households, this study …

Does industrial relocation affect regional carbon intensity? Evidence from China's secondary industry

B Lin, C Wang - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past 20 years, China has experienced several waves of secondary industry
relocations, where some secondary industries move from one region or province to another …