Dynamic Relations between Energy Carbon Footprint and Economic Growth in Ethnic Minority Autonomous Regions, China

In order to measure the relationship between economic activities and energy consumption for low-carbon economy strategy in ethnic minority autonomous regions, this paper used the Carbon Footprint Model and based the VAR model, used the Impulse Response Function method to describe the dynamic relations between economic growth and the energy Carbon Footprint in these regions. The result indicated that there is a strong interactive response between economic growth and Energy Carbon Footprint. The increases of Carbon Footprint can also cause the increase of GDP, this means the economic growth will be growth more rapidly depends on the massive energy consumption in the short-term, but when the economic growth to the certain extent, energy's excessive consumption can't bring higher growth of economic, even give the negative influence to the economic growth, therefore, transforming economic growth pattern, modifying industrial structure and improving energy efficiency are useful ways for low-carbon economy.