『Abstract
The international literature has paid significant attention to
presenting China as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
in the world, despite having much lower per-capita emissions than
the global average. In fact, the imbalance of economic development
leads to diversity in GHG emissions profiles in different areas
of China. This paper employs a common methodology, consistent
with the Sustainable Energy Action
Plan (SEAP) approved by the Covenant of Mayors (CoM), to estimate
CO2 emissions of four Chinese cities in highly
urbanized areas from 2004 to 2010. The results show that the CO2 emissions of all four cities are still rising
and that secondary industries emit the most CO2
in these cities. By comparing these data with the inventory results
of two European cities, this paper further reveals that Chinese
cities in highly urbanized areas contribute much higher per-capita
emissions than their European competitors. Furthermore, the per-capita
CO2 emissions of the residential sector and
private transport in these Chinese cities are growing rapidly,
some of them approaching the levels of European cities. According
to these findings, several policy suggestions considering regional
disparities are provided that aim to reduce the CO2
emissions of highly urbanized areas in China.
Keywords: Emission inventory; Highly urbanized area; Comparison
analysis』
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Method selection
2.2. Studied cities
2.3. Data collection
2.3.1. Stationary emissions
2.3.2. Mobile emissions
3. Results
4. Comparison and discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References