Decoupling and decomposition analysis of carbon emissions in Beijing’s tourism traffic

Using the calculation method of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), this paper measured the carbon emissions of tourism traffic and their evolution process in Beijing from 2005 to 2017. The Tapio model and Logarithm Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) approach were used to discuss the decou...

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Published in:Environment, development and sustainability development and sustainability, 2022-04, Vol.24 (4), p.5258-5274
Main Authors: Ma, Huiqiang, Liu, Jiale, Xi, Jianchao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Change agents
Decoupling
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic development
Economic Geology
Economic Growth
Economics
Emission measurements
Emissions
Emissions control
Energy consumption
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Management
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Passengers
Sustainable Development
Tourism
Tourists
Traffic
Traffic volume
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Summary:Using the calculation method of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), this paper measured the carbon emissions of tourism traffic and their evolution process in Beijing from 2005 to 2017. The Tapio model and Logarithm Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) approach were used to discuss the decoupling relationship between economic development and the change of tourism traffic carbon emissions and the influencing factors. There are six major indicators in our analysis, including (1) tourists scale, (2) per capita tourism consumption level, (3) contribution rate of tourism industry to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), (4) passenger traffic volume per unit GDP, (5) energy consumption per unit passenger traffic volume, and (6) energy structure. The results showed that: the main positive drivers are tourists scale, per capita tourism consumption level and energy consumption per unit of passenger traffic volume. In addition, per unit GDP passenger traffic volume is an effective factor to restrain the growth of carbon emissions. And the economic development of Beijing is developing in step with the change of carbon emissions in Beijing’s tourism traffic. The research results have important theoretical and practical significance for Beijing to formulate emission reduction policies and develop low-carbon economy.
ISSN:1387-585X
1573-2975
DOI:10.1007/s10668-021-01657-w