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1. Assessing the energy-saving effect of urbanization in China based on stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence and technology (STIRPAT) model

Author:
Ji, Xi; Chen, Bin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.163 pp. S306
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; energy; energy conservation; income; issues and policy; models; urbanization;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The rapid urbanization process has posed great challenges to China's energy system. This paper uses the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology (STIRPAT) model to evaluate the energy-saving effect of China's urbanization based on provincial panel data. The results suggest that: 1) The urbanization induces the energy consumption with a notable negative energy-saving ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.002

2. Reprint of: Challenges of developing sustainable neighborhoods in China

Author:
Shi, Qian; Yu, Tao; Zuo, Jian; Lai, Xiaodong
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.163 pp. S42
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; industry; issues and policy; models; planning; sustainable development; urbanization;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Last decades have witnessed growing public concerns on sustainable development in China arguably due to the social and environmental issues associated with the rapid urbanization. As a result, sustainable neighborhood development has attracted an increasing level of attention from both industry and government. A number of factors exist that may impede the development of sustainable neighborhoods. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.137

3. Efficiency evaluation of regional energy saving and emission reduction in China: A modified slacks-based measure approach

Author:
Guo, Xuefeng; Zhu, Qingyuan; Lv, Lin; Chu, Junfei; Wu, Jie
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.140 pp. 1313-1321
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; emissions; energy; energy conservation; issues and policy; models; pollution;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... China's economic reform and opening policy has resulted in China's rapid growth, especially in terms of economy. Unfortunately, the growth has brought about huge consumption of energy and increasing emission of environmental pollution. Little research has been done which pays close attention to the efficiency evaluation of regional energy saving and emission reduction even though such evaluation i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.021

4. Energy and carbon intensity in China during the urbanization and industrialization process: A panel VAR approach

Author:
Lin, Boqiang; Zhu, Junpeng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.168 pp. 780-790
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; carbon dioxide; emissions; energy; energy conservation; industrialization; issues and policy; models; urbanization;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper first estimates the energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and carbon intensity of China's 30 provinces from 2000 to 2015. By constructing a 4-variable Panel Vector Auto-regression (PVAR) model, the paper quantitatively analyzes the dynamic relationship among urbanization, industrial structure, energy and carbon intensity in China during urbanization and industrialization stage. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.013

5. Solar energy adoption in rural China: A sequential decision approach

Author:
Wang, Xingdong; Guan, Zhengfei; Wu, Feng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.168 pp. 1312-1318
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; emissions; energy; heaters; households; issues and policy; models; rural areas; solar energy; surveys;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Adoption of renewable energy such as solar energy has been recognized as an important way to reduce rural carbon emissions and enrich the energy supply of rural households in China. Using a survey sample of 972 rural residents from Jiangxi Province in South China, this study investigates the factors that affect individual rural resident decisions on whether to adopt solar water heaters and the lev ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.094

6. Determinants and implications of citizens’ environmental complaint in China: Integrating theory of planned behavior and norm activation model

Author:
Zhang, Xiaojie; Geng, Guojie; Sun, Ping
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.166 pp. 148-156
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; cities; data collection; emissions; issues and policy; models; pollution; prediction; variance;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Citizens' environmental complaint is beneficial for environmental regulators in China to control various pollution emissions. What drives citizens to file environmental complaint has rarely been reported. This paper presents a study using an integrated theoretical framework of the theory of planned behavior and the norm activation model to explore the determinants of citizens' environmental compla ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.020

7. Assessing CO2 emissions in China’s commercial sector: Determinants and reduction strategies

Author:
Wang, Ailun; Lin, Boqiang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.164 pp. 1542-1552
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; carbon dioxide; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; models; urbanization;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The commercial sector is one of the key sectors in China’s economic transformation and carbon emissions control. This paper applies VAR and STIRPAT models to investigate the major influencing factors of CO2 emissions in China’s commercial sector over the period 1980–2014. According to the empirical results, per capita GDP, urbanization and energy structure have positive effects on CO2 emissions wh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.058

8. Effect of environmental regulations on China's graphite export

Author:
Yang, Qing; Geng, Yong; Dong, Huijuan; Zhang, Jiaqi; Yu, Xiaoman; Sun, Lu; Lu, Xiaorong; Chen, Yihui
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 327-334
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; environmental law; exports; graphene; imports; industry; issues and policy; models; politics; prices; sustainable development;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The disparity between import and export prices of China's graphite products indicates that China suffers a heavy loss of graphite resources. China's graphite resource abundance doesn't transform into an economic advantage. This paper tries to promote sustainable use of China's graphite resources by investigating the effect of environmental regulations on China's graphite resource export. Based on ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.131

9. Purchasing intentions of Chinese citizens on new energy vehicles: How should one respond to current preferential policy?

Author:
Wang, Zhaohua; Zhao, Chenyao; Yin, Jianhua; Zhang, Bin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 1000-1010
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; consumer demand; energy; infrastructure; issues and policy; manufacturing; models; pollution; purchasing; structural equation modeling; subsidies;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years, China's environmental pollution and energy security issues have become increasingly more prominent. As a result, new energy vehicles (NEVs) have been strongly supported by government's policy privilege. But at this stage, these preferential policies are facing updates and adjustments to meet the current development of NEV industry and consumer demand of purchase. This means that a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.154

10. Will China’s trade restructuring reduce CO2 emissions embodied in international exports?

Author:
Tang, Xu; Jin, Yi; Wang, Xuecheng; Wang, Jianliang; McLellan, Benjamin C.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 1094-1103
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; energy; exports; greenhouse gas emissions; imports; international trade; issues and policy; models; unemployment;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... China’s CO2 emissions exports embodied in international trade has recently attracted more attention and raises questions on the liability and responsibility for environmental costs associated with Chinese-produced goods. Given that embodied emissions exports and imports are normal phenomena during international trade, the key question focuses on China’s reduction of embodied emissions exports via ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.069

11. Structural analysis of material flows in China based on physical and monetary input-output models

Author:
Liang, Sai; Wang, Yafei; Zhang, Tianzhu; Yang, Zhifeng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.158 pp. 209-217
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; equipment; household consumption; issues and policy; models; prices; product flow; supply chain;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The physical input-output (PIO) model has different product flow scopes from the monetary input-output (MIO) model. Using the PIO and MIO models to analyze the structure of material flows can identify new hotspots for policy decisions over each other. However, PIO models are not well-studied in existing studies on the structure of China's material flows. This study uses both the PIO and MIO models ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.171

12. Impacts of household income change on CO2 emissions: An empirical analysis of China

Author:
Zhang, Junjie; Yu, Biying; Cai, Jiawei; Wei, Yi-Ming
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.157 pp. 190-200
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; greenhouse gas emissions; household consumption; household income; households; issues and policy; models;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustained increase in Chinese household income has exerted positive impact on the consumption of goods and services. This paper aims to analyze the unequal impacts of household consumption across different income households on the whole CO2 emissions, by utilizing a semi-closed input-output model and hypothetical extraction method. The semi-closed input-output model moves household consumption act ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.126

13. Carbon emission efficiency and spatial clustering analyses in China’s thermal power industry: Evidence from the provincial level

Author:
Yan, Dan; Lei, Yalin; Li, Li; Song, Wen
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.156 pp. 518-527
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; autocorrelation; carbon; energy industry; issues and policy; models; power plants;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The power industry produces nearly 40% of China’s carbon emission, thus, this sector should be regarded as priority for carbon emission reduction. Identifying the unevenness of regional development may be crucial for increasing the carbon emission efficiency of power plants. This work evaluates the carbon emission efficiency using the Undesirable-SBM (slacks-based measure) model and data from Chin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.063

14. Effects of local and civil environmental regulation on green total factor productivity in China: A spatial Durbin econometric analysis

Author:
Li, Bin; Wu, Shusheng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.153 pp. 342-353
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; adverse effects; business enterprises; cities; econometrics; environmental law; issues and policy; markets; models; politics;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper employs metafrontier malmquist luenberger index and a spatial Durbin model to investigate the influence of both local and civil environmental regulation and its spatial spillover effect on green total factor productivity in 273 cities of China in 2003–2013. According to city political attribute and regional differences, this article divides the sample city into six categories. The resul ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.042

15. Study on dissipative structure of China’s building energy service industry system based on brusselator model

Author:
Deng, Xun; Zheng, Saina; Xu, Pengpeng; Zhang, Xiaoling
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.150 pp. 112-122
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; buildings; carbon; energy efficiency; entropy; equations; issues and policy; models; service industry;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The building sector is a major consumer of energy, accounting for approximately one third of the energy consumption in China. To achieve a sustainable and low-carbon society, it is essential to use energy more efficiently. Building Energy Service is an attractive way towards low carbon buildings through improving energy efficiency of existing high-energy-consumption buildings. After decades of dev ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.198

16. A methodology to assess China's building energy savings at the national level: An IPAT–LMDI model approach

Author:
Ma, Minda; Yan, Ran; Du, Yongjie; Ma, Xianrui; Cai, Weiguang; Xu, Pengpeng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.143 pp. 784-793
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; anthropogenic activities; energy conservation; energy efficiency; issues and policy; models;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... National building energy savings (NBES) plays an essential role in policymaking of China's building energy–efficiency (BEE) work. Numerous factors, such as technological progress and users' behavior, affect NBES while most of them are unquantifiable. One missing possibility along this direction is that there is currently no method to calculate China's NBES by summarizing all driving factors. To ar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.046

17. A comparative study on decoupling relationship and influence factors between China's regional economic development and industrial energy–related carbon emissions

Author:
Zhou, Xing; Zhang, Ming; Zhou, Meihua; Zhou, Min
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 783-800
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; coasts; emissions; emissions factor; energy; energy conservation; energy industry; industrialization; issues and policy; models;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... To study the relationship between China's regional economic development and industrial carbon emission, reveal the major influencing factors and mechanism of carbon emission change in all regions, and provide theoretical evidence for governments to formulate emission reduction strategies and policies, big data analysis and the Tapio extended model were adopted to quantitatively analyse the decoupl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.115

18. China's regional natural resource allocation and utilization: a DEA-based approach in a big data environment

Author:
Zhu, Qingyuan; Wu, Jie; Li, Xingchen; Xiong, Beibei
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 809-818
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; ecosystems; issues and policy; models; natural resources; production technology; resource allocation;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... China's economic reform and opening policy has resulted in China's rapid growth, especially in terms of economy. The growth, however, is mainly based on huge consumption of natural resources, and that consumption should be reduced by significant amounts to protect global ecosystems. Emerged in 1980s, “big data” has developed very quickly in recent years, bringing new perspectives and opportunities ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.100

19. Optimal farmland conversion in China under double restraints of economic growth and resource protection

Author:
Xiao, Yao; Wu, Xiao-Zhong; Wang, Li; Liang, Jing
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 524-537
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; agricultural land; economic development; issues and policy; land markets; models;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Excessive farmland conversion carried out primarily by governments might cause serious environmental and economic problems. A government has to choose between economic growth and protection of farmland resources, which leads to the problem of how to decide the optimal scale of farmland conversion. In this study, we built a theoretical model on how farmland conversion affects economic growth, and e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.027

20. What are the effects of different tax policies on China's coal-fired power generation industry? An empirical research from a network slacks-based measure perspective

Author:
Song, Wen; Bi, Gong-bing; Wu, Jie; Yang, Feng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 2816-2827
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; coal; emissions; environmental protection; industry; issues and policy; models; pollutants; power generation; statistical analysis;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been widely applied to evaluate performance in the power generation industry. Nevertheless, most studies view the production system as a “black box”. Few studies attempt to deal with the case of China's thermal power generation industry in the framework of network DEA. Separating the overall power generation process into two internal stages: the production stage ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.187

21. Reducing rebound effect through fossil subsidies reform: A comprehensive evaluation in China

Author:
Li, Hong; Bao, Qin; Ren, Xusheng; Xie, Yuantao; Ren, Jingzheng; Yang, Yingkui
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.141 pp. 305-314
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; electricity; energy efficiency; fossil fuels; issues and policy; models; renewable energy sources; subsidies;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... China has committed a sharp reduction in its carbon intensity by 2020 and proposed to take integrated policy package including energy subsidy reform to achieve this goal. While energy efficiency improvement is the key influencing factor for this goal, its effectiveness is significantly determined by rebound effect. Energy subsidy as an economic regulation policy would significantly affect rebound ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.108

22. Impact of urbanization on energy related CO2 emission at different development levels: Regional difference in China based on panel estimation

Author:
He, Zhengxia; Xu, Shichun; Shen, Wenxing; Long, Ruyin; Chen, Hong
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.140 pp. 1719-1730
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; data collection; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; income; issues and policy; models; urbanization;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... We examined the influence of urbanization on CO2 emission at different development levels employing the stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence and technology (STIRPAT) model on provincial panel data from 1995 to 2013 for China. To investigate regional differences based on development levels in the effects of urbanization on CO2 emission, we divided the 29 provinces of China into ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.155

23. The low-carbon technology characteristics of China's ferrous metal industry

Author:
Yu, Yanni; Chen, Zhongfei; Wei, Lijun; Wang, Bing
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.140 pp. 1739-1748
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; assets; carbon; emissions; environmental law; industry; iron; issues and policy; models;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The ferrous metal industry is the largest energy-consuming industrial sector in China. This paper examines the low-carbon production characteristics of this industry during the period 1980–2013. We employ the duality theory of the Weighted Russell Directional Distance Function to propose a general procedure for modeling production characteristics with carbon emissions being considered the undesira ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.136

24. The development of the renewable energy power industry under feed-in tariff and renewable portfolio standard: A case study of China's wind power industry

Author:
Yu-zhuo, Zhang; Xin-gang, Zhao; Ling-zhi, Ren; Yi, Zuo
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.168 pp. 1262-1276
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; alternative energy industry; case studies; industrialization; issues and policy; markets; models; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; tariffs;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Among the regulatory policies, feed-in tariffs (FIT) and renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are the most popular to promote the development of renewable energy power industry. This paper uses system dynamics (SD) to establish models of long-term development of the renewable energy power industry under FIT and RPS schemes, and provides a case study of China's wind power industry by using scenario ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.102

25. Trade-off between remanufacturing and recycling of WEEE and the environmental implication under the Chinese Fund Policy

Author:
Liu, Zhi; Tang, Juan; Li, Bang-yi; Wang, Zhe
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.167 pp. 97-109
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; business enterprises; electronic wastes; environmental impact; issues and policy; laws and regulations; manufacturing; models; profits and margins; recycling; subsidies;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... China is the second largest producer of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the world. To manage WEEE, the Chinese government has enacted a series of laws and regulations, the most important one being the Chinese Fund Policy. In an industry regulated by disposal fees and subsidies included in the fund policy, companies facing higher manufacturing costs may consider engaging in WEEE ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.137

26. Inter-regional and sectoral linkage analysis of air pollution in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) urban agglomeration of China

Author:
Wang, Yuan; Liu, Huiwen; Mao, Guozhu; Zuo, Jian; Ma, Junling
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.165 pp. 1436-1444
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; air pollutants; air pollution; air quality; dust; emissions; issues and policy; models; nitrogen oxides; soot; sulfur dioxide;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Air pollution presents one of most significant environmental issues in China, especially in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) urban agglomeration. With the release of “The Outline of Coordinated Development for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region”, air quality in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration has drawn wide concern. This study aims to provide a better understanding of inter-regional and secto ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.210

27. Assessment of a green credit policy aimed at energy-intensive industries in China based on a financial CGE model

Author:
Liu, Jing-Yu; Xia, Yan; Fan, Ying; Lin, Shih-Mo; Wu, Jie
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.163 pp. 293-302
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; adverse effects; cement; credit; electricity costs; funding; industry; iron; issues and policy; models; paper; steel; taxes;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... A financial computable general equilibrium model is established to quantitatively calculate the systematic effects of a green credit policy. The punitive high-interest rate is applied to the energy-intensive industries as the green credit policy. This study is focused on the following industries: paper, chemical, cement, and iron and steel. Short-, medium- and long-term scenarios are used to condu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.111

28. Regional energy-environmental performance and investment strategy for China's non-ferrous metals industry: a non-radial DEA based analysis

Author:
Wang, Juan; Zhao, Tao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.163 pp. 187-201
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; eco-efficiency; economic development; energy; energy conservation; energy costs; industry; issues and policy; metals; models; population density; regression analysis;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Globally, China is the largest producer and consumer of common non-ferrous metals. China's non-ferrous metals industry is energy intensive, accounting for 24% of the total industrial energy consumption in 2011. In this study, we adopted a non-radial DEA model to examine the energy-environmental performance of the non-ferrous metals industry from a regional perspective during the 2006–2011 period. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.020

29. Examining industrial structure changes and corresponding carbon emission reduction effect by combining input-output analysis and social network analysis: A comparison study of China and Japan

Author:
Li, Zhaoling; Sun, Lu; Geng, Yong; Dong, Huijuan; Ren, Jingzheng; Liu, Zhe; Tian, Xu; Yabar, Helmut; Higano, Yoshiro
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.162 pp. 61-70
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; case studies; developed countries; electricity; emissions; heat production; industrialization; industry; issues and policy; models; social networks; Japan;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Industrial structure adjustment is one solution for responding economic slowdown and environmental problems occurred during China’s rapid industrialization. Such an adjustment may also lead to carbon emission reduction since it encourages industrial innovation and resource efficiency. However, few studies have been conducted on examining the effect of industrial structure adjustment on carbon emis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.200

30. Assessing the operational performance and maturity of the carbon trading pilot program: The case study of Beijing’s carbon market

Author:
Hu, Yu-Jie; Li, Xiao-Yi; Tang, Bao-Jun
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 1263-1274
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; European Union; carbon markets; case studies; cities; emissions; energy; energy conservation; issues and policy; models; research and development; technology;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... On November 28, 2013, Beijing’s carbon emissions trading opened on Beijing’s Environmental Exchange. As one of the pilot cities, Beijing has been pursuing low-carbon development strategies under state intervention and market regulation. This paper chooses the carbon market, a medium through which Beijing manages emission reduction, as the object of study. Firstly, we compare the basic construction ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.205

31. Estimation of China’s alternative policies of automotive fuels – A perspective of oil dependence

Author:
Jiao, Jianling; Zuo, Feifei; Li, Lanlan; Yuan, Huanxiang; Li, Jingjing
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 698-707
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; alternative fuels; demand elasticities; environmental impact; ethanol; imports; issues and policy; methanol; models; natural gas; oils; prices; transportation industry;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... In 2015, China’s oil safety is seriously endangered with its oil dependence on imports exceeding 60% for the first time. One of the most direct and effective ways of improving oil safety is to reduce oil consumption by substituting automotive fuels. This paper, from the perspective of reducing the cost of oil dependence, constructs a conceptual model of substituting automotive fuels and an evaluat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.107

32. A production-emission nexus based stochastic-fuzzy model for identification of urban industry-environment policy under uncertainty

Author:
Zeng, Xueting; Zhu, Ying; Chen, Cong; Tong, Yufen; Li, Yongping; Huang, Guohe; Nie, Shuang; Wang, Xiuquan
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.154 pp. 61-82
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; air pollution; attitudes and opinions; control methods; environmental law; environmental protection; issues and policy; models; planning; pollutants; uncertainty;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, a hybrid production-emission nexus based stochastic-fuzzy production planning and air pollution management model (PE-SF-PP) can be proposed for coordinating industrial activities and environmental protection under multiple uncertainties. It can not only handle objective uncertainties expressed as probability and possibility distributions, but also quantify subjective imprecision pre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.137

33. Market impacts of environmental regulations on the production of rare earths: A computable general equilibrium analysis for China

Author:
Wang, Xibo; Ge, Jianping; Li, Jiashuo; Han, Aiping
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.154 pp. 614-620
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; domestic markets; environmental law; foreign markets; issues and policy; mineral resources; mining; models; producer prices; soil erosion; water pollution;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Rare earths are important strategic mineral resources, but their production causes serious environmental pollution. As the largest producer of rare earths in the world, China is particularly susceptible to ecological destruction, water pollution, and soil erosion. In order to promote the green development of its rare earth industry, the Chinese government will implement more stringent environmenta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.200

34. Dynamic characteristics of a water resource structure in an urban ecological system: structure modelling based on input–occupancy–output technology

Author:
Xiao, Qiang; Hu, Dan
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.153 pp. 548-557
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; economic development; households; industry; issues and policy; models; pollutants; resource allocation; wastewater; water footprint; water shortages; water utilization;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... China is suffering from serious water problems that have been attributed to economic growth. We therefore aimed to evaluate socioeconomic activities in the City of Chongqing that affect water demand and pollutant discharge with the goal of assessing ecological input–occupancy–output table technology. Chongqing's water resources are the subject of the study, which investigates the socioeconomic and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.101

35. Environmental efficiency of land transportation in China: A parallel slack-based measure for regional and temporal analysis

Author:
Liu, Hongwei; Zhang, Yang; Zhu, Qingyuan; Chu, Junfei
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 867-876
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; decision making; decision support systems; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; models; rail transportation;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the second largest economic entity in the world, China plays an important role in controlling global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The land transportation sector (including railway transportation and road transportation) has been the most important source of emissions in China and the average CO2 emissions of land transportation were 529.31 million tons during the period 2009–2012. In this st ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.048

36. Trends of natural resource footprints in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries

Author:
Wu, Rui; Geng, Yong; Liu, Wenjing
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 775-782
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; biomass; databases; economic development; fossil fuels; issues and policy; minerals; models; renewable energy sources; Brazil; India; Russia;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have experienced dramatic economic expansions during the last couple of decades. However, such a rapid development induced a large consumption of natural resources, leading to serious environmental issues. Under such a circumstance, this study calculates the resource footprints of biomass, fossil fuel, minerals and water in BRIC countries for th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.130

37. Eco-efficiency assessment of coal-fired combined heat and power plants in Chinese eco-industrial parks

Author:
Guo, Yang; Liu, Wei; Tian, Jinping; He, Ruonan; Chen, Lujun
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.168 pp. 963-972
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; capital; coal; eco-efficiency; electricity; energy efficiency; freshwater; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; heat; industry; issues and policy; models; operating costs; parks; power plants; thermal energy;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study applied a slacks-based data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to assess the eco-efficiencies of 44 coal-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plants (with 160 units) in 31 Chinese eco-industrial parks. The inputs of the DEA model include coal consumption, freshwater consumption, capital depreciation, and operating cost. The outputs are electricity, heat, and GHG emission. The key findings ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.059

38. Enterprises' compliance with government carbon reduction labelling policy using a system dynamics approach

Author:
Zhao, Rui; Zhou, Xiao; Jin, Qiao; Wang, Yutao; Liu, Chengliang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.163 pp. 303-319
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; business enterprises; carbon; case studies; compliance; economic performance; emissions; environmental performance; issues and policy; models; paper; papermaking; pulp and paper industry; subsidies;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... A carbon reduction labelling scheme is an effective policy tool for motivating enterprises or organizations to reduce their life-cycle-based carbon emissions to benefit the environment. This paper uses system dynamics to model enterprises' compliance with a combined government policy instrument for a carbon reduction labelling scheme, that is, government subsidies and economic sanctions. A case st ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.096

39. Water resources carrying capacity of wetlands in Beijing: Analysis of policy optimization for urban wetland water resources management

Author:
Wang, Changhai; Hou, Yilei; Xue, Yongji
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 1180-1191
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carrying capacity; computer simulation; issues and policy; models; pollution control; socioeconomic development; supply balance; water conservation; water pollution; water supply; wetlands;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Based on analysis of the wetland water resources system in Beijing city, this paper established a system dynamics (SD) model for the water resources carrying capacity (WRCC) in Beijing city. Using a computer simulation of the SD model, the variation trends from 2006 to 2030 in population, economy, water supply and demand, and pressure on the water environment were derived for Beijing, from which 1 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.204

40. Sectoral energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon policy alternatives: A case study of Ningbo, China

Author:
Yang, Dewei; Liu, Bin; Ma, Weijing; Guo, Qinghai; Li, Fei; Yang, Dexiang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.156 pp. 480-490
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; carbon dioxide; case studies; cities; energy conservation; energy efficiency; environmental impact; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; industry; issues and policy; models; planning;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The intensive energy consumption in urban sectors is aggravating global warming, which triggers an in-depth thinking about energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon city actions. Hence, China has launched a pilot low-carbon city program to explore low-carbon pathways since 2010. This study employed a Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System model (LEAP) to simulate six energy sectors-related GHG em ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.068

41. A two-level comparison of CO2 emission data in China: Evidence from three gridded data sources

Author:
Wang, Mingshu; Cai, Bofeng
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.148 pp. 194-201
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; carbon dioxide; census data; combustion; data collection; databases; energy; fossil fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; longitudinal studies; models; statistics;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil-fuel combustion are a global concern, and since 2007, China has become the nation with the highest amount of CO2 emissions. In order to understand China's carbon science research and reduction policies, it is crucial to benchmark CO2 emission estimates from different sources at multiple administrative levels. Therefore, this paper firstly compares the Emi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.003

42. The impact of environmental regulations on the location of pollution-intensive industries in China

Author:
Shen, Jing; Wei, Yehua Dennis; Yang, Zi
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.148 pp. 785-794
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; business enterprises; emissions; energy conservation; environmental impact; environmental law; industry; issues and policy; models; parks; pollution; river deltas; sewage treatment; sulfur dioxide; wastewater;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study analyzes location and relocation patterns of pollution-intensive industries (PIIs) in Guangdong province, China from 2000 to 2013 to evaluate the role of environmental regulation and test the Pollution Haven Hypothesis. Panel data regressions are used to evaluate links between environmental regulation and location of PIIs, with an explicit focus on administrative structures and policies ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.050

43. Promoting public participation in household waste management: A survey based method and case study in Xiamen city, China

Author:
Xiao, Lishan; Zhang, Guoqin; Zhu, Yan; Lin, Tao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.144 pp. 313-322
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; case studies; cities; citizen participation; issues and policy; models; motivation; prices; recycling; structural equation modeling; surveys; urban areas; villages; waste reduction; waste treatment;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Limited success in 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) implementation and conflicts in waste treatment plant construction call for active and sustained public participation in Chinese waste management. It is especially important to identify factors which affect citizen participation in waste reduction and recycling where waste policies are poorly implemented. In this paper we report the results of a resea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.022

44. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during urbanization: A comparative study between China and Japan

Author:
Ouyang, Xiaoling; Lin, Boqiang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.143 pp. 356-368
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon; carbon dioxide; cement; emissions factor; energy; energy conservation; greenhouse gas emissions; income; issues and policy; manufacturing; models; planning; urbanization; Japan;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the world's largest emitter of CO2, China is facing increasing domestic and international pressures on emissions mitigation. Considering Japan's leading position in energy conservation, this paper conducts a comparative study between China and Japan at the urbanization stages to analyze the similarities as well as differences of influencing factors of CO2 emissions. Results indicate that althou ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.102

45. What cause a surge in China's CO2 emissions? A dynamic vector autoregression analysis

Author:
Xu, Bin; Lin, Boqiang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.143 pp. 17-26
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; coal; developmental stages; economic impact; energy efficiency; environmental protection; exports; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; models; urbanization; vehicles (equipment);     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Global warming is an urgent environmental problem facing the world and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission is the root causes. China is already the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world. Thus, investigating the main driving forces of CO2 emissions has important practical significance for China's emission reduction and global efforts to enhance environmental protection. This study applies vector ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.159

46. Measuring county-level heterogeneity of CO2 emissions attributed to energy consumption: A case study in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China

Author:
Guan, Yang; Kang, Lei; Shao, Chaofeng; Wang, Ping; Ju, Meiting
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 3471-3481
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; case studies; emissions factor; employment; energy efficiency; greenhouse gas emissions; gross domestic product; households; income; industrialization; industry; issues and policy; models; population density; urbanization;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... With the implementation of the western development strategy, large areas in western China are experiencing rapid industrialization and urbanization phases. Simultaneously, increasing energy consumption linked to CO2 emissions is becoming a serious problem. The stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology model and the random parameters model were developed to assess an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.120

47. Opening up, international trade, and green technology progress

Author:
Cao, Binru; Wang, Shuhong
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1002-1012
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; business enterprises; capital; developed countries; developing countries; energy conservation; exports; imports; international trade; issues and policy; labor; models; research and development; sustainable technology;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Green technology progress refers to the advancement of the energy-saving technology based on input factors. China's opening up policy plays an increasingly important role in its economic growth. Therefore, this study verifies the influence of opening up on the country's green technology progress. This study sets up a 2 × 2 × 2 green technology progress model with two countries (a developed country ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.145

48. Sustainability characteristics of China's Poyang Lake Eco-Economics Zone in the big data environment

Author:
Zhang, Ning; Chen, Zhongfei
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 642-653
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; emissions; energy conservation; environmental law; environmental markets; issues and policy; lakes; models; pollutants; shadow prices; soot; sulfur dioxide; sustainable development; technology; wastewater;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Poyang Lake Eco-Economics Zone is a national zone that has been approved by State Council as part of China's national strategy for sustainable development in the largest lake area since 2009. In this study, we aim to examine its sustainability characteristics, including environmental efficiency, the shadow price of pollutants, and substitutability among inputs and outputs, so that to improve t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.052

49. The effects of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emission taxes: An empirical study in China

Author:
Liu, Lan-Cui; Wu, Gang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1044-1054
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; accounting; carbon dioxide; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; methane; mining; models; nitrous oxide; pollution; prices; risk; taxes; wastes;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... China has become the largest producer of carbon dioxide (CO2) and non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions in the world. However, almost all current Chinese policies are emphasizing the control of CO2 emissions only, and no goals have been established for non-CO2 greenhouse gas emission reductions, China risks missing early opportunities for lower-cost abatement of the latter. Aiming to disclose the diffe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.011

50. Risk assessment in straw-based power generation public-private partnership projects in China: A fuzzy synthetic evaluation analysis

Author:
Wu, Yunna; Li, Lingwenying; Xu, Ruhang; Chen, Kaifeng; Hu, Yong; Lin, Xiaoshan
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.161 pp. 977-990
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
China,   etc   ; burning; capital; clean energy; energy conservation; environmental protection; farmers; issues and policy; models; power generation; private sector; public sector; public-private partnerships; questionnaires; risk assessment; risk factors; straw; surveys;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... With the increasing requirement on energy saving, emission reduction and environmental protection in China, the straw-based power generation is developing rapidly, which can not only provide clean energy, but also address the serious environmental problems caused by farmers’ burning straw directly. Currently, the government is gradually applying Public-Private-Partnership model to this field makin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.008