Can urbanization process and carbon emission abatement be harmonious? New evidence from China

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2018.04.005

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	Can urbanization process and carbon emission abatement be harmonious? New evidence from China
	Yao, Xilong 1; Kou, Dong 1; Shao, Shuai 2; Li, Xiaoyu 1; Wang, Wenxi 3; Zhang, Chentao 1
刊名	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
	2018-07
卷号	71 页码:70-83
关键词	Urbanization Carbon emissions Threshold effect Mediating effect model China
ISSN号	0195-9255
DOI	10.1016/j.eiar.2018.04.005
英文摘要	As the largest carbon emitter and developing country in the world, China's rapid urbanization in recent decades plays a significant role in carbon emissions. However, there is still no consensus on whether urbanization process and carbon emission abatement in China can achieve a harmonious state. Based on the panel data of China's 30 provincial-level regions during 2001-2014, this paper uses the threshold regression model and the mediating effect model to investigate the effect and its mechanism of urbanization process on carbon emissions measured by three indicators: carbon emission scale, per capita carbon emissions, and carbon intensity. The results show that urbanization can contribute to declines in carbon emission scale, per capita carbon emissions, and carbon intensity. That is to say, urbanization can present an abatement effect on carbon emissions. However, such an abatement effect is diminishing with a deepening urbanization. Moreover, the relationship between urbanization and carbon emissions is mediated by four mediating variables, i.e., technological progress, industrial structure, energy consumption structure, and foreign direct investment. Therefore, a harmonious relationship between urbanization and carbon emission abatement can be achieved if policy-makers attempt to arouse the positive mediation roles of such factors when formulating relevant policies.
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
WOS记录号	WOS:000436888700008
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/582]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Shao, Shuai
作者单位	1.Taiyuan Inst Technol, Sch Econ & Management, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, Peoples R China; 2.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Inst Finance & Econ Res, Sch Urban & Reg Sci, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 3.Harbin Inst Technol, Sch Management, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yao, Xilong,Kou, Dong,Shao, Shuai,et al. Can urbanization process and carbon emission abatement be harmonious? New evidence from China[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW,2018,71:70-83.
APA	Yao, Xilong,Kou, Dong,Shao, Shuai,Li, Xiaoyu,Wang, Wenxi,&Zhang, Chentao.(2018).Can urbanization process and carbon emission abatement be harmonious? New evidence from China.ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW,71,70-83.
MLA	Yao, Xilong,et al."Can urbanization process and carbon emission abatement be harmonious? New evidence from China".ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW 71(2018):70-83.