Efficient distribution of carbon emissions reduction targets at the city level: A case of Yangtze River Delta region
- Submitting institution
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City, University of London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 429
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.033
- Title of journal
- Journal of Cleaner Production
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- First page
- 1711
- Volume
- 172
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0959-6526
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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9
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper provides a new approach for setting of carbon emissions reduction targets at the city level that reflect high level governmental/inter-governmental decisions. Using multidimensional optimization for a specific region with cities at varied stages of industrial development, the allocation of carbon emissions reduction targets proportional to city's development stage and its subsequent ability to mobilize capital, labour, energy and technology is demonstrated. The paper provides an explicit strategy for implementation of high level policy and identifies opportunities for developments such as unified carbon trading market to reduce carbon emissions, application of energy cascading, energy conservation and emissions reduction technologies.
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- Non-English
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