Carbon deficit checks in high resolution and compensation under regional inequity
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Xia, M., Chuai, X., Xu, H., Cai, H., Xiang, A., Lu, J., Zhang, F. and Li, M. 2023. Carbon deficit checks in high resolution and compensation under regional inequity. Journal of Environmental Management. 328, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116986
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Carbon deficit checks in high resolution and compensation under regional inequity |
| Authors | Xia, M., Chuai, X., Xu, H., Cai, H., Xiang, A., Lu, J., Zhang, F. and Li, M. |
| Abstract | Carbon compensation is an effective way of reducing carbon emissions. However, previous studies in this field have been limited and have not examined high-precision scientific carbon compensation under regional inequity. The present study examined initial carbon compensation in the grid and developed a new equitable carbon compensation model. Additionally, it modified the carbon compensation value for each province and analysed how land-use change affected carbon compensation. The results show that, after the modification, the entire carbon deficit reached 17.34 × 10 t C in 2015, representing a decrease of 14% compared with the initial carbon deficit. The area with negative carbon deficit values accounted for 36% of the whole area, concentrated mainly in the south, southwest and northwest. Without modification, the initial carbon compensation reached 537 × 10 USD, and only Yunnan, Sichuan and Hainan provinces being eligible to receive compensation. The final modified carbon compensation was approximately 20% of the initial values, and 11 provinces were eligible to obtain compensation. The other provinces responsible for paying the carbon compensation costs were typically concentrated in Central and Eastern China. Land-use changes in 2015 led to increases in the initial carbon compensation and modified carbon compensation of 3.74 × 10 and 0.13 × 10 USD, respectively. The per-unit land-use change caused greater increases in carbon emissions in China's big cities and the provinces in Central and East China. Some policies, such as macro-control by the central government, diversified forms and patterns of compensation, and auxiliary measures should be formulated/proposed. |
| Keywords | Carbon deficit; Carbon compensation; Land-use change; Regional inequity; China |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure |
| 12 Responsible consumption and production | |
| 13 Climate action | |
| Middlesex University Theme | Sustainability |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
| ISSN | 0301-4797 |
| Electronic | 1095-8630 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 15 Dec 2022 |
| 15 Feb 2023 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 04 Jan 2023 |
| Submitted | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Accepted | 04 Dec 2022 |
| Output status | Published |
| Accepted author manuscript | License |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright © 2022. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116986 |
| Web of Science identifier | WOS:000900185200002 |
| Language | English |
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