Indirect Carbon Emissions Of China’s Residents Consumption And Driving Factors Research

Carbon emissions of residents’ consumption have attracted more and more attention in the research area of the world’s climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but most of those focus on direct carbon emissions of residents’ consumption. According to China’s statistic data of 1996-2011, combining with environmental input-output analysis and consumer lifecycle approach(EIO-CLA model), the paper estimates the indirect carbon emissions of China’s residents’ consumption. Then, the paper uses STIRPAT model to study the driving factors for indirect carbon emissions of C hina’s resident consumption. The results show that: first, the carbon emissions of China’s residents’ consumption in 1996-2011 appears an increasing trend with a significant growth, and indirect carbon emission is the main source; second, at sectorial level, the industries show a varying effect on indirect carbon emissions of residents’ consumption, and the greatest influence includes chemical and pharmaceutical products, non- metallic mineral products and construction, basic metals and fabricated metal, transportation, warehousing and information services, mining and quarrying; finally, output per capita, energy intensity and energy structure are the main driving factors for indirect carbon emissions of residents’ consumption. With the expansion of China’s resident consumption policy, improving energy utilization efficiency, promoting green consumption and sustainable life styles are effective measures to reduce carbon emissions of residents’ consumption.