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DOI	10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119889
	Better cities better lives: How low-carbon city pilots can lower residents' carbon emissions
	Li, Xiangyang; Xing, Hua
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0301-4797
EISSN	1095-8630
起始页码	351
卷号	351
英文摘要	Cities generate substantial carbon emissions while facing serious climate challenges. The construction of lowcarbon cities is a vital measure to cope with climate change. China has implemented three batches of lowcarbon city pilots since 2010, with advocating low-carbon lifestyles and consumption patterns for residents as an indispensable component. However, there is limited research on the impact of pilot cities on carbon emissions of residents, as well as a lack of theoretical guidance and accurate data. Based on 281 prefectural-level cities in China, this study established the difference-in-differences model to evaluate the impact of low-carbon city pilots on residents' carbon emissions. By introducing the Attitudes, Behaviours, and Circumstances theory as the analytical framework and compiling a direct carbon emission inventory of residents, this study attempts to fill the research gap. The results indicate that low-carbon city pilots could lower residents' carbon emissions by 7.3% annually, with a gradual strengthening trend over time. This study presents and validates three influencing mechanisms of the pilot policy, including improving green attitudes, advocating low-carbon behaviours, and optimizing living circumstances. The heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that the eastern and central regions with higher levels of economic development have generated significant policy effects. Although both the northern and southern pilot cities have lowered residents' carbon emissions, the former has exhibited a stronger policy effect. Based on these findings, this study proposes several policy recommendations: innovate attitudinal guidance, nudge behavioural choices, shape external circumstances, and combine local characteristics.
英文关键词	Low-carbon city pilots; Residents ' carbon emissions; ABC theory; Difference-in-differences model
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001156183000001
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/289531
作者单位	Central University of Finance & Economics
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Xiangyang,Xing, Hua. Better cities better lives: How low-carbon city pilots can lower residents' carbon emissions[J],2024,351.
APA	Li, Xiangyang,&Xing, Hua.(2024).Better cities better lives: How low-carbon city pilots can lower residents' carbon emissions.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,351.
MLA	Li, Xiangyang,et al."Better cities better lives: How low-carbon city pilots can lower residents' carbon emissions".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 351(2024).