Carbon Emissions and Economic Development in Transport Industry——An Empirical Research Based on Decoupling Theory and Structure Decomposition Model

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10.2991/icemaess-15.2016.131How to use a DOI?

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transport sector; carbon emission; decoupling theory; influence factors; LMDI

Abstract

In order to study the relationship between transportation carbon emissions and economic growth, driving factors of carbon emissions, we established elastic decoupling model and LMDI decomposition analysis model of transport sector. Taking Beijing Tianjin Hebei region as an example, the empirical study was carried out. Results showed that Tianjin and Hebei were in weak decoupling state, Beijing was in expanded negative decoupling state. And the transportation output scale effect in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei was the main factor to boost the growth of carbon emissions. Energy intensity effect has led to the reduction of carbon emissions in the transport sector in Tianjin and Hebei, but has led to the increase of transport carbon emissions in Beijing. In terms of the energy structure effect, the transportation energy structure effect of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei have weak positive contributions or negative contribution to the overall of carbon emissions.

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AU  - ShiQing Zhang
AU  - Wenlong Zheng
AU  - JianWei Wang
PY  - 2015/12
DA  - 2015/12
TI  - Carbon Emissions and Economic Development in Transport Industry——An Empirical Research Based on Decoupling Theory and Structure Decomposition Model
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 3rd International Conference on Education, Management, Arts, Economics and Social Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 596
EP  - 599
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/icemaess-15.2016.131
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