Analysis of carbon emissions reduction of China's metallurgical industry. (1st March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Du, Zhili; Lin, Boqiang
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 176(2018)
• Page Start: 1177
• Page End: 1184
• Publication Date: 2018-03-01
• Subjects: Metallurgy industry -- Carbon emissions -- Reduction potential -- Scenario analysis; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.178
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: The metallurgy industry plays a very important role in China's economic growth. Due to its energy concentration, the energy consumption of the industry accounts for a large proportion of China's total energy consumption, and thus contributes to carbon emissions. Whether the metallurgy industry can successfully reduce emissions is related to the future of China's carbon emissions targets. In this paper, the logarithmic mean Divisia index model is used to analyze the change in China's carbon dioxide emissions from 1991 to 2014. The empirical results show that there are three main factors affecting the carbon dioxide emissions of China's metallurgy industry. The three factors are labor productivity, energy intensity and industry size. In addition, we further analyzed the deep motivation of carbon dioxide emissions in the industry, and calculated the future emission reduction potentials. Lastly, according to the empirical results, the paper proposes policy recommendations for the future emission reduction of China's metallurgy industry. Highlights: LMDI model is used to analyze the change of carbon dioxide emissions from 1991 to 2014 in China's metallurgy industry. Analyzed the deep motivation and calculated the future emission reduction potential of China's metallurgy industry. Put forward policy recommendations for the future emission reduction of China's metallurgy industry.