Goal setting for low-carbon development in regional China: role of achievement in the last term

Tingru Yang; Hua Liao; Yi Ming Wei

doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02483-4

Goal setting for low-carbon development in regional China: role of achievement in the last term

Tingru Yang, Hua Liao^*, Yi Ming Wei

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Low-carbon goals significantly vary in regions and periods. This study analyzes the goal setting at prefecture level in China. It shows that the low-carbon achievement in the last term significantly affects the setting of subsequent goal. Specifically, 1% increase in the achievement of low-carbon goals in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011–2015) decreased the goals in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016–2020) by 0.35–1.09%. In addition, the goals in low-carbon pilot cities are less ambitious than those in non-pilot ones. It is suggested to weigh more on low-carbon development when evaluating the performance of local authorities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10197-10215
Number of pages	19
Journal	Environment, Development and Sustainability
Volume	25
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02483-4
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023

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China
Goal setting
Low-carbon
Pilot city

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Yang, T., Liao, H., & Wei, Y. M. (2023). Goal setting for low-carbon development in regional China: role of achievement in the last term. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 25(9), 10197-10215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02483-4

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