The trajectory of carbon emissions and terrestrial carbon sinks at the provincial level in China.

ABSTRACT: Global greenhouse gas emission, major factor driving climate change, has been increasing since nineteenth century. STIRPAT and CEVSA models were performed to estimate the carbon emission peaks and terrestrial ecosystem carbon sinks at the provincial level in China, respectively. Utilizing the growth characteristics and the peak time criteria for the period 1997-2019, the patterns of energy consumption and CO₂ emissions from 30 Chinese provinces are categorized into four groups: (i) one-stage increase (5 provinces), (ii) two-stage increase (10 provinces), (iii) maximum around 2013 (13 provinces), and (iv) maximum around 2017 (2 provinces). According to the STIRPAT model, the anticipated time of peak CO₂ emissions for Beijing from the third group is ~ 2025 in both busin

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10925036 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature