Cities, the core of the global climate change mitigation and strategic low-carbon
development, are shelters to more than half of the world population and responsible for …

Low-carbon cities (LCCs) have attracted considerable attention from researchers over the
past 15 years as an important initiative for mitigating global warming. The increased pilot …

In response to China's burgeoning environmental pollution, since 2010, Chinese
policymakers have implemented a low-carbon city pilot policy (LCCP) and expanded the …

Structural reforms are currently the key way to achieve emissions reduction targets. A
comprehensive investigation of the relationship between structural changes and carbon …

This paper identifies the causal effect of low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy on carbon
emission efficiency (CEE). Specifically, we first develop a general nonconvex metafrontier …

The role of a reliable resource consumption measurement is essential for devising a
relevant climate policy. The consumption-based material footprint is trade-adjusted domestic …

China has pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and strive to achieve carbon
neutrality before 2060. However, the significant variations of provincial carbon emissions …

The improvement of carbon emission efficiency is crucial to the realization of the global
carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. Based on the panel data of 282 cities from …

As a typical example of an innovative governance environment, innovative city has become
the focus of political and academic circles. Discussing the green innovation effect of this …

The construction industry has aided rapid urbanization in China, significantly contributing to
CO 2 emissions. However, few studies have investigated the impacts of urbanization on CO …