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 …

Carbon footprint of construction industry: A global review and supply chain analysis

NC Onat, M Kucukvar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper conducts a global review and a macro-level supply chain analysis focusing on
carbon footprint of construction industry worldwide for the period between 2009 and 2020 …

The impact of technological innovation and public‐private partnership investment on sustainable environment in China: Consumption‐based carbon emissions …

Z Khan, M Ali, D Kirikkaleli, S Wahab… - Sustainable …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study investigates the effect of public‐private partnership investment in energy
and technological innovation on consumption‐based carbon emissions for China from …

A comprehensive dataset for global, regional and national greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1970–2019

JC Minx, WF Lamb, RM Andrew… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
To track progress towards keeping warming well below 2° C, as agreed upon in the Paris
Agreement, comprehensive and reliable information on anthropogenic sources of …

Structural decline in China's CO2 emissions through transitions in industry and energy systems

D Guan, J Meng, DM Reiner, N Zhang, Y Shan… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
As part of the Paris Agreement, China pledged to peak its CO2 emissions by 2030. In
retrospect, the commitment may have been fulfilled as it was being made—China's …

Consumption-based emission accounting for Chinese cities

Z Mi, Y Zhang, D Guan, Y Shan, Z Liu, R Cong… - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Unequal household carbon footprints in China

D Wiedenhofer, D Guan, Z Liu, J Meng, N Zhang… - Nature Climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Households' carbon footprints are unequally distributed among the rich and poor due to
differences in the scale and patterns of consumption. We present distributional focused …

[HTML][HTML] Greening manufacturing: Technology intensity and carbon dioxide emissions in developing countries

EK Avenyo, F Tregenna - Applied energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrialisation is an important engine of growth and 'catch up', but also associated with
harmful carbon dioxide emissions and hence with climate change. This poses a challenge …

Examining the impacts of socioeconomic factors, urban form, and transportation networks on CO2 emissions in China's megacities

S Wang, X Liu, C Zhou, J Hu, J Ou - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In addition to socioeconomic factors, urban planning and transportation organization are
beginning to play an increasingly important role in the reduction of CO 2 emissions …

Effects of technological changes on China's carbon emissions

J Chen, M Gao, SK Mangla, M Song, J Wen - … Forecasting and Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Technological progress is widely recognized as a method of reducing carbon emissions.
However, many studies have shown that it can also lead to increased energy consumption …