Saving less in China facilitates global CO2 mitigation

Chen Lin; Jianchuan Qi; Sai Liang; Cuiyang Feng; Thomas O. Wiedmann; Yihan Liao; Xuechun Yang; Yumeng Li; Zhifu Mi; Zhifeng Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15175-2

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Saving less in China facilitates global CO2 mitigation

Chen Lin,
Jianchuan Qi,
Sai Liang,
Cuiyang Feng,
Thomas O. Wiedmann,
Yihan Liao,
Xuechun Yang,
Yumeng Li,
Zhifu Mi,
Zhifeng Yang

Affiliations

Chen Lin: School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China
Jianchuan Qi: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
Sai Liang: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
Cuiyang Feng: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
Thomas O. Wiedmann: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales
Yihan Liao: School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China
Xuechun Yang: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
Yumeng Li: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
Zhifu Mi: The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London
Zhifeng Yang: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15175-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The partial effects of saving rate changes on CO2 emissions remain unclear. Here the authors found that the increase in saving rates of China has led to increments of global industrial CO2 emissions by 189 million tonnes (Mt) during 2007-2012, while global CO2 emissions would be reduced by 186 Mt if the saving rates of China decreased by 15 percentage points.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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