Carbon inequality in residential buildings: Evidence from 321 Chinese cities

L Chen, S Liu, W Cai, R Chen, J Zhang, Y Yu - … Impact Assessment Review, 2024 - Elsevier
All human beings contribute to climate change; however, their contributions are not equal.
Using China as an example, the core objective of this study is to explore the city-level …

Advancements and challenges in enhancing salt hydrate phase change materials for building energy storage: Optimization methodologies and mechanisms

H Yang, Y Zou, H Cui - National Science Open, 2024 - nso-journal.org
The application of phase change materials (PCMs) into buildings is a prospective method for
mitigating energy consumption in the construction sector. Among the diverse PCM options …

A provincial analysis of centralized heating systems decarbonization in China's residential sector: History and future

K You, Y Li, W Feng, W Cai, M Ma - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Decarbonization of China's residential Centralized heating (RCH) is crucial for China's
carbon peak and neutrality. To tap the decarbonization potential, from the perspective of …

How family structure type affects household energy consumption: A heterogeneous study based on Chinese household evidence

Y Wang, L Hou, L Hu, W Cai, L Wang, C Dai, J Chen - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of household energy consumption (HEC) is gradually becoming prominent in
the current situation of rough-style energy development. Household structure type plays a …

Can China's carbon generalized system of preferences reduce urban residents' carbon emissions? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

S Li, L Ji, Y Wang, X Zhou, X Wang, S Jiang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The carbon generalized system of preferences (CGSP) is an innovative incentive
mechanism implemented by the Chinese government, which has also become an important …

Historical assessment and future scenario modelling: How do inter-provincial migrants affect the process of carbon peaking in residential buildings?

Y Yu, R Li, W Cai, K You - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2024 - Elsevier
The inter-regional carbon emission transfer caused by inter-provincial migrants (IPMs) is an
important factor influencing China's provincial residential building carbon emissions …

Do areas with a higher proportion of single-person households save more on electricity consumption? Evidence from the difference-in-differences model

Y Wang, L Hou, L Hu, W Cai, D **ao, J Chen… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Household size has an important impact on household energy consumption, but the effect of
the proportion of single-person households on urban household electricity consumption …

Lock-in effect of infrastructures metabolism in China's residential centralized heating: View from consumption and production end

Y Li, K You, W Cai - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025 - Elsevier
Residential centralized heating (RCH) is dominated form of heating for residents in Chinese
northern area. Long lifespan caused a slow metabolism of RCH infrastructures, hindering …

An efficient CO2 air-to-water heat pump central space heating system in cold regions: a case study

C **ong, H Luo, K Ren, X Wang, J Liu, Z Chen, B Sun… - Renewable Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
CO 2 air-source heat pump is expected to play an important role in low-carbon space
heating due to its advantages of environment-friendly and energy-saving. However, the …

Carbon emission reduction model for sewage heat recovery and utilization in a northern Chinese city

T Xu, Y Fan, P Wang, Y Zhou, Y Li, J **e… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reduction of carbon emissions from buildings has become crucial in the context of
global warming. Sewage heat is gradually becoming valued as a clean energy source; …