Uncovering the driving forces of carbon dioxide emissions in Chinese manufacturing industry: An intersectoral analysis

As the pillar of national economy, manufacturing industry is the largest primary energy consumer and emitter of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in China. Therefore, capturing the determinants of CO 2 emissions in manufacturing industry is extremely important for national efforts to mitigate carbon emissions....

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2019-10, Vol.26 (30), p.31434-31448
Main Authors: Shi, Yingying, Han, Botang, Zafar, Muhammad Wasif, Wei, Zixiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - analysis
Carbon dioxide emissions
China
Commerce
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Emitters
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Industrial applications
Industry
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industry
Manufacturing Industry - statistics & numerical data
Research Article
Subsidies
Technology
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:As the pillar of national economy, manufacturing industry is the largest primary energy consumer and emitter of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in China. Therefore, capturing the determinants of CO 2 emissions in manufacturing industry is extremely important for national efforts to mitigate carbon emissions. This paper explores the major driving forces behind CO 2 emission changes in China’s manufacturing industry during 2000–2015 from perspectives of the whole sector and 28 subsectors, by applying the temporal logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method. Moreover, an intersectoral LMDI model is built to uncover the intersectoral discrepancies of CO 2 emissions among 28 subsectors. The temporal analysis indicates that industrial activity and energy intensity are crucial factors respectively contributing to the increase and mitigation of CO 2 emissions. The intersectoral analysis reveals that energy intensity is the dominant factor responsible for the intersectoral discrepancies of CO 2 emissions among 28 subsectors. The great mitigation towards CO 2 emissions can be achieved if energy efficiency is largely improved in carbon-intensive subsectors. Priority should be given by governments to the industrial technology advancement, such as subsidies for energy-saving technological transformation and promotion of international advanced techniques and equipment, which can greatly improve production efficiency and mitigate emissions in manufacturing industry.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-019-06303-7