Ecological Pressure of Carbon Footprint in Passenger Transport: Spatio-Temporal Changes and Regional Disparities

Fei Ma, Wenlin Wang, Qipeng Sun, Fei Liu and Xiaodan Li
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Fei Ma: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
Wenlin Wang: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
Qipeng Sun: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
Fei Liu: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
Xiaodan Li: School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: Passenger transport has become a significant producer of carbon emissions in China, thus strongly contributing to climate change. In this paper, we first propose a model of ecological pressure of the carbon footprint in passenger transport ( EP cfpt ). In the model, the EP cfpt values of all the provinces and autonomous regions of China are calculated and analyzed during the period of 2006–2015. For the outlier EP cfpt values of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, the research areas are classified into two scenarios: the first scenario (all the provinces and autonomous regions) and the second scenario (not including Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin). The global spatial autocorrelation analysis of the first scenario shows that the EP cfpt might be randomly distributed, while it shows positive spatial autocorrelation in the second scenario. Furthermore, we carry out the local spatial autocorrelation analysis of the second scenario, and find that the low aggregation areas are the most common type and are mainly located in the west of China. Then the disparities in EP cfpt between China’s Eight Comprehensive Economic Zones are further analyzed. Finally, we put forward a number of policy recommendations in relation to the spatio-temporal changes and the regional disparities of EP cfpt in China. This study provides related references for proposing effective policy measures to reduce the ecological pressure of carbon emissions from the passenger transport sector.

Keywords: passenger transport; carbon footprint; ecological pressure; Moran’s I index; spatio-temporal changes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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