Decoupling China's economic growth from carbon emissions: Empirical studies from 30 Chinese provinces (2001–2015)

Y Wu, VWY Tam, C Shuai, L Shen, Y Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The world has witnessed unparalleled economic development over the past decades, but
accompanied by large amount of carbon emissions, which triggered the global warming. It is …

Night-time light data based decoupling relationship analysis between economic growth and carbon emission in 289 Chinese cities

X Du, L Shen, SW Wong, C Meng, Z Yang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Decoupling between urban economic growth (EG) and carbon emissions (CEs) has become
a common goal globally for sustainable development. As the largest carbon emitter in the …

Factors behind CO2 emission reduction in Chinese heavy industries: do environmental regulations matter?

X Ouyang, X Fang, Y Cao, C Sun - Energy policy, 2020 - Elsevier
As the most energy intensive industries, heavy industries are decisive for the realization of
energy saving and emission reduction commitments. This study investigates factors behind …

Carbon-dioxide mitigation in the residential building sector: a household scale-based assessment

M Ma, X Ma, W Cai, W Cai - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon-dioxide mitigation in residential building sector (CMRBS) has become critical for
China in achieving its emission mitigation goal in the “Post Paris” period with the growing …

Eco-efficiency, eco-technology innovation and eco-well-being performance to improve global sustainable development

Y Zhang, Y Mao, L Jiao, C Shuai, H Zhang - … Impact Assessment Review, 2021 - Elsevier
In today's world, determining how to improve the quality of the economy, technology
innovation and human well-being within resource and environmental limits is a global …

A critical review of the variation in rainwater acidity in 24 Chinese cities during 1982–2018

R Qu, G Han - Elem Sci Anth, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
Rainwater is an essential pathway to remove fine particulate matter and dissolved
atmospheric pollutants (eg, SO2, HNO3, and NH3). Acid rain (pH< 5.6) has been a severe …

Study on the evolutionary game of central government and local governments under central environmental supervision system

X Sun, W Wang, J Pang, X Liu, M Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The central environmental supervision system is an innovation to environmental governance
in China, which has created a new form of the game between the central and local …

The environmental Kuznets curve of CO2 emissions in the manufacturing and construction industries: a global empirical analysis

Y Zhang, X Chen, Y Wu, C Shuai, L Shen - … Impact Assessment Review, 2019 - Elsevier
The manufacturing and construction industries have significantly contributed to the increase
of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis is …

Socioeconomic factors of PM2. 5 concentrations in 152 Chinese cities: Decomposition analysis using LMDI

Y Zhang, C Shuai, J Bian, X Chen, Y Wu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a typical component in particulate matter, respirable suspended particles (PM2. 5) can
cause increased morbidity and mortality from cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular and respiratory …

A new method to evaluate urban resources environment carrying capacity from the load-and-carrier perspective

L Shen, T Shu, X Liao, N Yang, Y Ren, M Zhu… - Resources, conservation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban resources environment carrying capacity (URECC) is considered as a significant
yardstick for guiding the practice towards sustainable urban development. It helps measure …