关键词：Green City; Carbon Dioxide Emissions; Urban Development; Temperature; Household Carbon Footprint；城市与环境；碳排与气候变化
作者：Siqi Zheng; Rui Wang; Matthew E. Kahn;
发表时间：2010-01-07
概要：
China urbanization is associated with both increases in per-capita income and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper measures uses micro data to rank 74 major Chinese cities with respect to their household carbon footprint. We find that the “greenest” cities based on this criterion are Huaian and Suqian while the “dirtiest” cities are Daqing and Mudanjiang. Even in the dirtiest city (Daqing), a standardized household produces only one-fifth of that in America’s greenest
city (San Diego). We find that the average January temperature is strongly negatively correlated with a city’s household carbon footprint, which suggests that current regional economic development policies that bolster the growth of China’s northeastern cities are likely to increase emissions. We use our city specific income elasticity estimates to predict the growth of carbon emissions in China’s cities.
