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Frontiers in Energy >> 2021, Volume 15, Issue 2 doi: 10.1007/s11708-020-0706-z

Uncovering CO2 emission drivers under regional industrial transfer in China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt: a multi-layer LMDI decomposition analysis

. China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.. School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.. School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.. School of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China

Accepted: 2020-11-12 Available online: 2020-11-12

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Abstract

With the relocation of heavy industries moving from downstream region to upstream and midstream regions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB), it is critical to encourage coordinated low carbon development in different regions within the YREB. This paper uncovers the evolution of CO emissions in different regions within the YREB for the period of 2000–2017. It decomposes regional CO emission changes using the temporal and cross-regional three-layer logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) method. Besides, it decomposes industrial CO emission changes using the temporal two-layer LMDI method. The research results show that economic growth is the major driver for regional CO emission disparities. The mitigation drivers, such as energy intensity and energy structure, lead to a more decreased CO emission in the downstream region than in the upstream and midstream regions. In addition, it proposes several policy recommendations based upon the local realities, including improving energy efficiency, optimizing energy structure, promoting advanced technologies and equipment transfers, and coordinating the development in the upstream, midstream and downstream regions within the YREB.

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