TY - JOUR
T1 - Carbon inequality at the sub-national scale
T2 - A case study of provincial-level inequality in CO2 emissions in China 1997-2007
AU - Clarke-Sather, Afton
AU - Qu, Jiansheng
AU - Wang, Qin
AU - Zeng, Jingjing
AU - Li, Yan
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - This study asks whether sub-national inequalities in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions mirror international patterns in carbon inequality using the case study of China. Several studies have examined global-level carbon inequality; however, such approaches have not been used on a sub-national scale. This study examines inter-provincial inequality in CO2 emissions within China using common measures of inequality (coefficient of variation, Gini Index, Theil Index) to analyze provincial-level data derived from the IPCC reference approach for the years 1997-2007. It decomposes CO2 emissions inequality into its inter-regional and intra-regional components. Patterns of per capita CO2 emissions inequality in China appear superficially similar to, though slightly lower than, per capita income inequality. However, decomposing these inequalities reveals different patterns. While inter-provincial income inequality is highly regional in character, inter-provincial CO2 emissions inequality is primarily intra-regional. While apparently similar, global patterns in CO2 emissions are not mirrored at the sub-national scale.
AB - This study asks whether sub-national inequalities in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions mirror international patterns in carbon inequality using the case study of China. Several studies have examined global-level carbon inequality; however, such approaches have not been used on a sub-national scale. This study examines inter-provincial inequality in CO2 emissions within China using common measures of inequality (coefficient of variation, Gini Index, Theil Index) to analyze provincial-level data derived from the IPCC reference approach for the years 1997-2007. It decomposes CO2 emissions inequality into its inter-regional and intra-regional components. Patterns of per capita CO2 emissions inequality in China appear superficially similar to, though slightly lower than, per capita income inequality. However, decomposing these inequalities reveals different patterns. While inter-provincial income inequality is highly regional in character, inter-provincial CO2 emissions inequality is primarily intra-regional. While apparently similar, global patterns in CO2 emissions are not mirrored at the sub-national scale.
KW - China
KW - Climate change
KW - Inequality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.05.021
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.05.021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960738812
VL - 39
SP - 5420
EP - 5428
JO - Energy Policy
JF - Energy Policy
SN - 0301-4215
IS - 9
ER -