Decoupling effect and driving factors of carbon footprint in megacity Wuhan, Central China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China's 35 largest cities, including Wuhan, are inhabited by approximately 18% of the Chinese population, and account for 40% energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Wuhan is the only sub-provincial city in Central China and, as the eighth largest economy nationwide, has experienced a notable increase in energy consumption. However, major knowledge gaps exist in understanding the nexus of economic development and carbon footprint and their drivers in Wuhan.

Methods

We studied Wuhan for the evolutionary characteristics of its carbon footprint (CF), the decoupling relationship between economic development and CF, and the essential drivers of CF. Based on the CF model, we quantified the dynamic trends of CF, carbon carrying capacity, carbon deficit, and carb

SUBMITTER: Pan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189220 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature