Effect of Construction Land Expansion on Energy-Related Carbon Emissions: Empirical Analysis of China and Its Provinces from 2001 to 2011
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology and Data
2.1. Estimation of Energy-Related Carbon Emissions
Energy | Conversion coefficient of standard coal | Carbon emission coefficient |
---|---|---|
Raw coal | 0.7143 | 0.7559 |
Coke | 0.9714 | 0.8550 |
Crude oil | 1.4286 | 0.5857 |
Gasoline | 1.4714 | 0.5538 |
Kerosene | 1.4714 | 0.5714 |
Diesel | 1.4571 | 0.5921 |
Fuel oil | 1.4286 | 0.6185 |
Natural gas | 13.300 | 0.4483 |
2.2. Decomposition Model of Effect on Carbon Emissions
2.3. Study Area
2.4. Data Collection and Description
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Analysis of Change Characteristics and Correlation of Carbon Emissions and Construction Land in China
3.2. Effect of Construction Land Expansion on Carbon Emissions
3.3. Carbon Reduction by Controlling Construction Land Expansion
Composite Group No. | Classification Rule | Provinces |
---|---|---|
1 | (high, high, high) | Henan |
2 | (high, high, low) | Shannxi |
3 | (high, low, high) | Shanghai, Jiangxi |
4 | (high, low, low) | Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, Chongqing, Ningxia, Xinjiang |
5 | (low, high, high) | Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan |
6 | (low, high, low) | Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Hunan, Guangxi, Qinghai |
7 | (low, low, high) | Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Anhui, Gansu |
8 | (low, low, low) | - |
4. Conclusions and Policy Implications
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Deng, X.; Yu, Y.; Liu, Y. Effect of Construction Land Expansion on Energy-Related Carbon Emissions: Empirical Analysis of China and Its Provinces from 2001 to 2011. Energies 2015, 8, 5516-5537. https://doi.org/10.3390/en8065516
Deng X, Yu Y, Liu Y. Effect of Construction Land Expansion on Energy-Related Carbon Emissions: Empirical Analysis of China and Its Provinces from 2001 to 2011. Energies. 2015; 8(6):5516-5537. https://doi.org/10.3390/en8065516
Chicago/Turabian StyleDeng, Xuankai, Yanhua Yu, and Yanfang Liu. 2015. "Effect of Construction Land Expansion on Energy-Related Carbon Emissions: Empirical Analysis of China and Its Provinces from 2001 to 2011" Energies 8, no. 6: 5516-5537. https://doi.org/10.3390/en8065516