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 …

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 …

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 kee** warming well below 2° C, as agreed upon in the Paris
Agreement, comprehensive and reliable information on anthropogenic sources of …

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 …

Outsourcing CO2 within China

K Feng, SJ Davis, L Sun, X Li, D Guan… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have shown that the high standard of living enjoyed by people in the richest
countries often comes at the expense of CO2 emissions produced with technologies of low …

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 …