Carbon Emission Prediction and the Reduction Pathway in Industrial Parks: A Scenario Analysis Based on the Integration of the LEAP Model with LMDI Decomposition

Dawei Feng, Wenchao Xu, Xinyu Gao, Yun Yang, Shirui Feng, Xiaohu Yang () and Hailong Li ()
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Dawei Feng: China Energy Engineering Group Jiangsu Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210012, China
Wenchao Xu: China Energy Engineering Group Jiangsu Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210012, China
Xinyu Gao: Institute of the Building Environment & Sustainability Technology, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Yun Yang: China Energy Engineering Group Jiangsu Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210012, China
Shirui Feng: China Energy Engineering Group Jiangsu Power Design Institute Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210012, China
Xiaohu Yang: Institute of the Building Environment & Sustainability Technology, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Hailong Li: School of Business Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University, 721 23 Västerås, Sweden

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: Global climate change imposes significant challenges on the ecological environment and human sustainability. Industrial parks, in line with the national climate change mitigation strategy, are key targets for low-carbon revolution within the industrial sector. To predict the carbon emission of industrial parks and formulate the strategic path of emission reduction, this paper amalgamates the benefits of the “top-down” and “bottom-up” prediction methodologies, incorporating the logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) decomposition method and long-range energy alternatives planning (LEAP) model, and integrates the Tapio decoupling theory to predict the carbon emissions of an industrial park cluster of an economic development zone in Yancheng from 2020 to 2035 under baseline (BAS) and low-carbon scenarios (LC1, LC2, and LC3). The findings suggest that, in comparison to the BAS scenario, the carbon emissions in the LC1, LC2, and LC3 scenarios decreased by 30.4%, 38.4%, and 46.2%, respectively, with LC3 being the most suitable pathway for the park’s development. Finally, the paper explores carbon emission sources, and analyzes emission reduction potential and optimization measures of the energy structure, thus providing a reference for the formulation of emission reduction strategies for industrial parks.

Keywords: carbon emissions; industrial parks; scenario analysis; LEAP model; LMDI model; Tapio decoupling theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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