Relationship between the development and CO₂ emissions of transport sector in China

The transport sector imposes enormous challenges for energy consumption and CO₂ emission reduction. Using data from 30 provinces in China, this paper adopted the Tapio decoupling index to examine the relationship between the development of the transport sector and its CO₂ emissions from provincial perspective. Additionally, the authors employed the logarithmic mean divisia index method to explore the effect of several factors on the state of decoupling. The results showed that the under-developed provinces were more likely to present a weak decoupling state than the developed and coastal provinces. Income level was the major influential factor limiting the development of decoupling in the transport sector. The population scale had a very small negative role in the development of decoupling. Moreover, the effects of CO₂ emissions efficiency, transport intensity and industry structure varied across provinces. By offering a provincial perspective on decoupling states and its driving factors, this study can provide a reference for governments in proposing carbon-reduction policies and promoting low carbon development of the transport sector.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.07.011
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920919301506
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• Authors:
  • Li, Yi
  • Du, Qiang
  • Lu, Xinran
  • Wu, Jiao
  • Han, Xiao
• Publication Date: 2019-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-14
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Environmental impacts; Pollutants; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decoupling
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Environment; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01715783
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 3 2019 9:14AM