Forecasting China’s Carbon Intensity: Is China on Track to Comply with Its Copenhagen Commitment?
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Yang, Y; Zhang, J; Wang, C
Published in: Energy Journal
January 1, 2018
In the 2009 Copenhagen Accord, China agreed to slash its carbon intensity (carbon dioxide emissions/GDP) by 40% to 45% from the 2005 level by 2020. We assess whether China can achieve the target under the business-as-usual scenario by forecasting its emissions from energy consumption. Our preferred model shows that China’s carbon intensity is projected to decline by only 33%. The results imply that China needs additional mitigation effort to comply with the Copenhagen commitment. The emission growth is more than triple the emission reductions that the European Union and the United States have committed to in the same period.
Duke Scholars
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Energy Journal
DOI
ISSN
0195-6574
Publication Date
January 1, 2018
Volume
39
Issue
2
Start / End Page
147 / 171
Related Subject Headings
- Energy
- 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
- 4008 Electrical engineering
- 4004 Chemical engineering
- 1402 Applied Economics
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Yang, Y., Zhang, J., & Wang, C. (2018). Forecasting China’s Carbon Intensity: Is China on Track to Comply with Its Copenhagen Commitment? Energy Journal, 39(2), 147–171. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.39.2.yyan
Yang, Y., J. Zhang, and C. Wang. “Forecasting China’s Carbon Intensity: Is China on Track to Comply with Its Copenhagen Commitment?” Energy Journal 39, no. 2 (January 1, 2018): 147–71. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.39.2.yyan.
Yang Y, Zhang J, Wang C. Forecasting China’s Carbon Intensity: Is China on Track to Comply with Its Copenhagen Commitment? Energy Journal. 2018 Jan 1;39(2):147–71.
Yang, Y., et al. “Forecasting China’s Carbon Intensity: Is China on Track to Comply with Its Copenhagen Commitment?” Energy Journal, vol. 39, no. 2, Jan. 2018, pp. 147–71. Scopus, doi:10.5547/01956574.39.2.yyan.
Yang Y, Zhang J, Wang C. Forecasting China’s Carbon Intensity: Is China on Track to Comply with Its Copenhagen Commitment? Energy Journal. 2018 Jan 1;39(2):147–171.
Published In
Energy Journal
DOI
ISSN
0195-6574
Publication Date
January 1, 2018
Volume
39
Issue
2
Start / End Page
147 / 171
Related Subject Headings
- Energy
- 4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
- 4008 Electrical engineering
- 4004 Chemical engineering
- 1402 Applied Economics