The greenness of China
Subtitle: household carbon dioxide emissions and urban development
By: Siqi Zheng, Rui Wang, Edward L. Glaeser, Matthew E. Kahn.
Contributors: Zheng, Siqi.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 15621; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 15621.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "China urbanization is associated with both increases in per-capita income and greenhouse gas emissions.  This paper 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"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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