Carbon allowance allocation based on comprehensive performance of carbon emissions: Case of typical industries in Zhengzhou

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international 2023-07, Vol.30 (34), p.82575-82588
• Main Authors: Li, Ruishi, Zhao, Rongqin, Yu, Jiao, Ding, Minglei, Hou, Lipeng, Xie, Zhixiang, Xiao, Liangang, Chuai, Xiaowei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Carbon; Carbon - analysis; Carbon Dioxide - analysis; Carbon neutrality; China; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic Development; Ecotoxicology; Emission analysis; Emissions; Emissions control; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental Pollution; Environmental science; Industrial emissions; Industrial production; Industry; Performance evaluation; Pollution abatement; Pollution control; Research Article; Resource conservation; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control
• ISSN: 1614-7499; 0944-1344; 1614-7499
• DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28159-8

Studying the comprehensive performance of industrial carbon emission has profound significance for improving carbon allowance allocation scheme and achieving the carbon neutrality target. The paper selects 181 enterprises in Zhengzhou as the case, a comprehensive carbon emission performance indicator system and a carbon allowance allocation model were established, and compared with other allocation schemes (historical/baseline method). The results showed that the overall differences in the comprehensive performance evaluation indicator of carbon emissions in typical industries in Zhengzhou were obvious, and there was a correlation with the characteristics of industrial production activities. The overall emission reduction of Zhengzhou was 244.33×10 3 t, and the emission reduction ratio was 7.94% by simulating carbon allowance allocation under the comprehensive performance. The carbon allowance allocation method based on the comprehensive performance has the strongest restraint on the “high emission, low performance” industry, which is more equitable and more conducive to carbon emission reduction. In the future, it will be recommended to give full play to the leading role of the government, implement industrial carbon allowance allocation based on the comprehensive performance evaluation of carbon emissions, to achieve multi–objectives of resource conservation, environmental pollution abatement, and carbon reduction.