Carbon inequality at the sub-national scale: A case study of provincial-level inequality in CO2 emissions in China 1997-2007

► Carbon inequality is different in character within China than at global scale. ► Interprovincial CO2 emissions inequality in China is slightly lower than income inequality. ► Interprovincial GDP inequality in China is regional in character. ► Interprovincial CO2 emissions inequality in China is not regional in character.