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Carbon Emissions in China

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Zhu Liu

    1. Sustainability Science Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • For the first time calculated the carbon emission at national, provincial and city’s level for China
  • Proposes a holistic figure of the pattern, features and the driving factors of the carbon emissions in China
  • Related research has been published in Nature, Nature Climate Change, PNAS and other international high profile peer-reviewed journals
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Zhu Liu
    Pages 1-11

  3. China’s National, Regional, and City’s Carbon Emission Inventories

    • Zhu Liu
    Pages 13-43

  4. Carbon Emissions from Regions and Sectors

    • Zhu Liu
    Pages 45-73

  5. Driving Factors of China’s Carbon Emissions

    • Zhu Liu
    Pages 75-83

  6. Carbon Emissions Embodied in Trade

    • Zhu Liu
    Pages 85-97

  7. Policy Implications for China’s Low-Carbon Development

    • Zhu Liu
    Pages 99-102
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About this book

This study analyzes the spatial-temporal pattern and processes of China’s energy-related carbon emissions. Based on extensive quantitative analysis, it outlines the character and trajectory of China’s energy-related carbon emissions during the period 1995-2010, examining the distribution pattern of China’s carbon emissions from regional and sectoral perspectives and revealing the driving factors of China’s soaring emission increase. Further, the book investigates the supply chain carbon emissions (the carbon footprints) of China’s industrial sectors.

Anthropogenic climate change is one of the most serious challenges currently facing humankind. China is the world’s largest developing country, top primary energy consumer and carbon emitter. Achieving both economic growth and environmental conservation is the country’s twofold challenge. Understanding the status, features and driving forces of China’s energy-related carbon emissions is a critical aspect of attaining global sustainability. This work, for the first time, presents both key findings on and a systematic evaluation of China’s carbon emissions from energy consumption. The results have important implications for global carbon budgets and burden-sharing with regard to climate change mitigation. The book will be of great interest to readers around the world, as it addresses a topic of truly global significance.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sustainability Science Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

    Zhu Liu

About the author

Zhu Liu is the Sustainability Science Research Fellow at Harvard University. His research focuses on assessing the human impacts on the earth system in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. With research case many addressed in China, Zhu’s work quantifies carbon emission and explores solutions for a low-carbon pathway for China’s sustainable development. He conducted his Doctoral study in Ecology at the Institute of Applied Ecology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and graduated with CAS highest honor (CAS Presidential Special Award). Zhu received his Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013) with joint turning by University of Cambridge (2012). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Northwest University (2007) and a Master’s degree in Ecology from China Agricultural University (2009). His research on energy and climate has been published in international high-profile peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Nature Climate Change and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS).

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