Correlating CO2 emissions of cities with the inter-city carbon compensation mechanism: a regional perspective in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (MRYR), China

Dongliang Li (), Linjian Cao (), Zhanhang Zhou (), Kuokuo Zhao (), Zhinian Du () and Yongjian Chen ()
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Dongliang Li: Tianjin Chengjian University
Linjian Cao: Tianjin Chengjian University
Zhanhang Zhou: Huazhong Agricultural University
Kuokuo Zhao: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Zhinian Du: Tianjin Chengjian University
Yongjian Chen: Tianjin Chengjian University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 4, No 41, 9185-9216

Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the degree of spatial correlation between carbon emissions and ecological support coefficients among cities in the middle reaches of Yangtze River (MRYR) region by using social network analysis method and spatial autocorrelation analysis. The actual carbon compensation quota (ACCQ) of each city in MRYR is also calculated based on the carbon revenue and expenditure method, and the theoretical carbon compensation quota (TCCQ) is obtained by introducing technology level and ecological value factors. The results show that (1) carbon sinks in the MRYR region increased very little, while carbon emissions increased significantly during the study period, resulting in an overall carbon deficit in 2015. (2) Wuhan and Changsha, as regional economic centers, are at the center of the carbon emission spatial network, with significant carbon emission spillover. (3) The ecological carrying capacity of the MRYR region showed a spatial and temporal pattern of decline at the center and stability at the periphery. (4) The TCCQ is more convergent in revenues and expenditures than the ACCQ and is more suitable for government policymaking. Based on these findings, we recommend that governments establish regional carbon emission quota systems and horizontal carbon compensation mechanisms based on carbon budget accounting.

Keywords: Carbon emission; Carbon sink; Carbon compensation; Theoretical carbon deficit; Social network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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