关键词: 碳排放, LMDI, 西部地区, 低碳经济, 建议

Abstract:

 This paper builds an identity based upon economic scale, economic structure, energy intensity, energy structure and carbon emission factor, applies Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) to quantitatively decompose western region＇s carbon emission from 1995 to 2009 at industrial and regional levels, with results showing that rapid growth of economic scale is the main factor causing continuous increasing of western region＇s carbon emission; the potential of economic restructuring or changing have not appeared yet; energy intensity or increase of energy efficiency is the key factor in reducing carbon emission; optimization of the energy structure is the potential factor in controlling carbon emission. This paper presents suggestions developing low-carbon economy in western China.
 

Key words: carbon emission, LMDI, western China, low-carbon economy, suggestion