Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Carbon Budget and Carbon Compensation Zoning in the Core Area of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration

Yuxin Tang, Ran Wang (), Hui Ci, Jinyuan Wei, Hui Yang, Jiakun Teng and Zhaojin Yan
Additional contact information
Yuxin Tang: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Ran Wang: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Hui Ci: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Jinyuan Wei: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Hui Yang: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Jiakun Teng: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Zhaojin Yan: School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-23

Abstract: As a world-class urban agglomeration, the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration is significant for China’s carbon neutrality strategy when calculating the carbon budget and dividing carbon compensation zones. This paper focused on 129 county-level cities in the core area of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, calculating the carbon budget for 2000–2020 using night-time light data and analyzing the evolution of spatiotemporal patterns. On this basis, a carbon compensation zoning model was constructed using the K-means algorithm; 129 cities were divided into different carbon compensation zones after combining this model with the main functional zones. The results showed that (1) the carbon emissions increased, with overall stabilization after 2012. The distribution of high carbon emission areas evolved from a “core-periphery” pattern into a “Z-shaped” pattern. Ecological carbon sinks showed a continuous decline, with the southern sinks performing better than the northern ones. (2) The carbon budget of the study area showed a deficit, gradually widening and exhibiting an unbalanced spatial distribution characterized by a “high in the south and low in the north” pattern. (3) Eleven types of carbon compensation zones were designated after overlaying the main functional zones. Low-carbon development suggestions were proposed for each zone type.

Keywords: night-time light data; the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration; carbon budget; the main functional zones; carbon compensation zoning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/747/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/747/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:6:p:747-:d:1403012

Access Statistics for this article

Land is currently edited by Ms. Carol Ma

More articles in Land from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().