Quantitative Analysis of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 1997 to 2017, China.

ABSTRACT: Economic development is responsible for excessive sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions, environmental pressure increases, and human and environmental risks. This study used spatial autocorrelation, the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), and the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index model to study the spatiotemporal variation characteristics and influencing factors of SO₂ emissions in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) from 1997 to 2017. Our results show that the total SO₂ emissions in the YREB rose from 513.14 × 10⁴ t to 974.00 × 10⁴ t before dropping to 321.97 × 10⁴ t. The SO₂ emissions from 11 provinces first increased and then decreased, each with different turning points. For example, the emission trends changed in Yun

SUBMITTER: Guo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518338 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature