Dynamic Linkages among Climate Change, Mechanization and Agricultural Carbon Emissions in Rural China

Taifeng Yang, Xuetao Huang, Yue Wang, Houjian Li () and Lili Guo ()
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Taifeng Yang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Xuetao Huang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yue Wang: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Houjian Li: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Lili Guo: College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-24

Abstract: Climate change has become a major environmental issue facing all countries, having a significant effect on all aspects of agricultural production, such as the agricultural mechanization process and fertilizer use. Greenhouse gases produced by agricultural machinery and fertilizers during agricultural production are an important cause of climate change. On the basis of the above facts, researching the connection between agricultural mechanization, climate change, and agricultural carbon emissions is crucial for the development of low-carbon agriculture and for addressing climate change. We used a variety of econometric models and methods to analyze data from China’s multiple provinces (cities) covering the years 2000 through 2019, in order to meet the research objectives. Furthermore, we utilized rainfall and sunlight as variables to assess climate change and adopted Granger tests to establish the link between rainfall, sunlight, agricultural mechanization, and carbon emissions in farming. The findings indicate a bidirectional causality relationship between rainfall, sunlight, agricultural mechanization, and carbon emissions in farming. Rainfall and sunlight are Granger causes of agricultural mechanization. Furthermore, agricultural mechanization has favorable effects on carbon emissions of agriculture, and climate change has long-term implications on agricultural mechanization and carbon emissions of agriculture. Finally, this paper investigated the green path suitable for the low-carbon development of Chinese agriculture, arguing that the government should formulate low-carbon agricultural policies by region and actively promote the upgrading of agricultural machinery.

Keywords: climate change; agricultural carbon emission; agricultural mechanization; agricultural production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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