Exploring the analysis of the impact of Tianjin’s economic development on carbon emissions
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https://doi.org/10.61173/ac3j6d65Keywords:
economic development, carbon emissions, kaya constant equation, driving factorAbstract
Amid the swift expansion of the global economy, environmental issues in China have garnered increasing scrutiny. Along with the increase in China’s economic development level, the total amount of carbon emissions in China is also rising. As one of the economically developed cities in northern China, Tianjin will inevitably impact the environment during its development. This paper explores the factors affecting carbon emissions in Tianjin through relevant data from 2002 to 2021, based on the Kaya constant equation and using the LMDI model. It learns that economic development is the main contributing factor to carbon emissions and further compares and analyzes the GDPs of various industries in terms of economic benefits. In order to promote the low-carbon development of Tianjin, it should maintain sustained and stable economic growth, formulate low-carbon policies that are tailored to its actual situation, transform the economic development model, restructure the industry, and promote the ideology of sustainable consumption, among other measures.
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