Changing Lifestyles Towards a Low Carbon Economy: An IPAT Analysis for China

China has achieved notable success in developing its economy with approximate 10 percent average annual GDP growth over the last two decades. At the same time, energy consumption and CO2 emissions almost doubled every five years, which led China to be the world top emitter in 2007. In response, Chin...

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Main Authors: Klaus Hubacek, Kuishuang Feng, Bin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/1/22/