Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variation and Influencing Factors of Land-Use Carbon Emissions in Nine Provinces of the Yellow River Basin Based on the LMDI Model

Qingxiang Meng, Yanna Zheng, Qi Liu, Baolu Li and Hejie Wei ()
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Qingxiang Meng: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Yanna Zheng: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Qi Liu: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Baolu Li: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Hejie Wei: School of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: The Yellow River Basin assumes an important ecological and economic function in China. The study of carbon emissions from land use in the nine provinces (regions) of the pathway is important to achieve carbon reduction. Based on the dynamic data of land use, energy, and economic changes in nine provinces (regions) for the past 30 years from 1990 to 2018, this study analyzed the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of land-use carbon emissions by using the carbon emission coefficient method in the IPCC inventory method and evaluating the low-carbon development model of the nine provinces (regions) by land-use carbon emission intensity. Finally, the LMDI model was used to analyze the factors influencing land-use carbon emissions. The results showed that: (1) in the past 30 years, the net carbon emissions have shown a continuously increasing trend, and the difference in the spatial distribution of carbon emissions in different periods was obvious. The carbon sink effect was not significant enough to offset the carbon emissions generated. (2) The continuously decreasing carbon emission intensity values per unit of GDP indicate that the coordination between land-use and economic development was getting better. (3) The factors of population size, economic size, and land-use structure accelerated land-use carbon emissions, whereas land-use efficiency limited land-use carbon emissions. Accordingly, this paper puts forward some corresponding policy suggestions.

Keywords: Yellow River Basin; land use; carbon emissions; IPCC inventory method; LMDI; carbon emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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