Yuanxiang Zhou – författare

This book offers actionable, evidence-based insights into advancing low-carbon transitions in China, focusing on the Yangtze River Delta (YRD)—a core economic engine and national pilot for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. It applies an integrated framework of status assessment, mechanism analysis, trend forecasting, and policy design, combining empirical data with quantitative approaches such as the Environmental Kuznets Curve, STIRPAT models, and machine learning methods.Distinct from broad national studies, the book develops a detailed greenhouse gas emission inventory for the YRD, revealing sectoral and spatiotemporal emission patterns and forecasting future trajectories under multiple scenarios. Its region-specific focus ensures that findings reflect the YRD’s unique economic structure, energy dependence, and governance context, while maintaining strong methodological rigor.The content spans four pillars: regional economic and energy characteristics; carbon accounting and driver decomposition; emission trend and peak forecasting across three provinces and one municipality; and policy design, including interregional carbon trading, sink-based compensation, and pollution–carbon reduction synergies.Written for policymakers, researchers, and advanced students in climate governance and environmental economics, this book provides a data-driven, policy-oriented framework with strong relevance for regional low-carbon development worldwide.

This book presents a comprehensive evaluation of green and low-carbon development in Anhui Province, China, through the construction of the Green and Low-Carbon Development Index (GLCDI). By integrating five sub-dimensions—green ecology, green industry, green lifestyle, environmental governance, and policy protection—with 29 secondary indicators, it offers a scientific framework to assess ecological capacity and development potential at both provincial and municipal levels.What distinguishes this approach is its combination of quantitative analysis (using the entropy method and coupling coordination models) and in-depth case studies of key industries such as manufacturing, construction, and tourism, which reveal spatial-temporal disparities and driving factors of green development. The content spans policy background, index construction, empirical analysis, and policy recommendations, with a focus on balancing economic growth and ecological sustainability.Intended for researchers, policymakers, and students in environmental science, regional development, and sustainable economics, the book provides actionable insights for green industrial transformation, ecological protection, and policy optimization. Its key strengths lie in the GLCDI’s scalability for national application, detailed industry-specific analyses, and targeted strategies to address regional imbalances, making it a valuable resource for advancing low-carbon development in China and beyond.