Urban carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) accounting based on the GPC framework: A case of the underdeveloped city of Nanchang, China

doi:10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2017-0074

	Urban carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) accounting based on the GPC framework: A case of the underdeveloped city of Nanchang, China
	Jia, Junsong 1,2; Gong, Zhihai 2; Chen, Chundi3 ; Jian, Huiyong 4; Xie, Dongming 5
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT
	2018
卷号	10 期号:5 页码:812-832
关键词	Accounting Sustainable development Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) CO(2)e emission (CE) GPC Low-carbon future
ISSN号	1756-8692
DOI	10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2017-0074
英文摘要	Purpose This paper aims to provide a typical example of accounting for the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) in underdeveloped cities, especially for the Poyang Lake area in China. The accounting can increase public understanding and trust in climate mitigation strategies by showing more detailed data. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the Global Protocol for Community-scale greenhouse gas emission inventories (GPC) method, a worldwide comparable framework for calculating urban CO(2)e emission (CE). The empirical case is an underdeveloped city, Nanchang, in China. Findings The results show the total CE of Nanchang, containing the electricity CE of Scope 2, grew rapidly from 12.49 Mt in 1994 to 55.00 Mt in 2014, with the only recession caused by the global financial crisis in 2008. The biggest three contributors were industrial energy consumption, transportation and industrial processes, which contributed 44.71-72.06, 4.10-25.07 and 9.07-22.28 per cent, respectively, to the total CE. Almost always, more than 74.41 per cent of Nanchang's CE was related to coal. When considering only the CEs from coal, oil and gas, these CEs per unit area of Nanchang were always greater than those of China and the world. Similarly, these CEs per gross domestic product of Nanchang were always bigger than those of the world. Thus, based on these conclusions, some specific countermeasures were recommended. Originality/value This paper argues that the CO(2)e accounting of underdeveloped cities by using the GPC framework should be promoted when designing climate mitigation policies. They can provide more scientific data to justify related countermeasures.
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000442230700009
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://119.78.100.138/handle/2HOD01W0/6627]
专题	中国科学院重庆绿色智能技术研究院
通讯作者	Jia, Junsong
作者单位	1.Jiangxi Normal Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Poyang Lake Wetland & Watershed Res, Nanchang, Jiangxi, Peoples R China 2.Jiangxi Normal Univ, Sch Geog & Environm, Nanchang, Jiangxi, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Reservoir Aquat Environm, Chongqing Inst Green & Intelligent Technol, Chongqing, Peoples R China 4.Jiangxi Normal Univ, Grad Sch, Nanchang, Jiangxi, Peoples R China 5.Jiangxi Sci & Technol Normal Univ, Nanchang, Jiangxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jia, Junsong,Gong, Zhihai,Chen, Chundi,et al. Urban carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) accounting based on the GPC framework: A case of the underdeveloped city of Nanchang, China[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT,2018,10(5):812-832.
APA	Jia, Junsong,Gong, Zhihai,Chen, Chundi,Jian, Huiyong,&Xie, Dongming.(2018).Urban carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) accounting based on the GPC framework: A case of the underdeveloped city of Nanchang, China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT,10(5),812-832.
MLA	Jia, Junsong,et al."Urban carbon dioxide equivalent (CO(2)e) accounting based on the GPC framework: A case of the underdeveloped city of Nanchang, China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT 10.5(2018):812-832.