کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1745660 1522213 2012 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Embedded carbon footprint of Chinese urban households: structure and changes
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
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Embedded carbon footprint of Chinese urban households: structure and changes
چکیده انگلیسی

Reducing environmental pressure is a major concern for China but despite the improvements in energy efficiency, its gross carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have maintained an upward trend, consistent with the Jevons Paradox. A fundamental shift is thus needed at all levels, including the household.This paper explores the embedded carbon footprint (ECF) of Chinese urban households associated with activities, such as food, personal transport, communications, education, recreation, health and hygiene. It uses an input–output model for carbon emissions and 2003–2009 urban household data. The results show that the total ECF emission intensity increases when an individual's consumption is higher than 10,000 Yuan (¥). Structural changes are further observed with consumption expenditure above ¥10,000: food, clothing and other survival-oriented emissions intensities as well as education, health and development-oriented emissions intensities reduce; transport, recreation, housing and enjoyment-oriented emissions intensities increase or remain stable and the total emissions intensity increases. Currently per capita consumption expenditure of Chinese urban residents exceeds ¥10,000 and as income continues to rise, China will remain on a high-carbon track. There is a need for better policies, management and behavioural change and the study provides some policy suggestions, including a carbon quota system to guide individual consumption.


► A new methodology is proposed to study the embedded carbon footprint of households.
► A study of Chinese urban households' embedded carbon footprint (ECF) is conducted.
► The changes in the households' ECF as they relate to increasing income are discussed.
► Policy recommendations are formulated, including a potential carbon quota system.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 33, September 2012, Pages 50–59
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