Quantifying direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions of the Chinese tourism industry
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The tourism industry in China generated total carbon emissions of 111.49 Mt, 141.88 Mt, 169.76 Mt, and 208.4 Mt in 2002, 2005, 2007, and 2010, respectively.
“The tourism industry generated total carbon emissions of 111.49 Mt, 141.88 Mt, 169.76 Mt, and 208.4 Mt in 2002, 2005, 2007, and 2010, respectively”
From Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review (2022) · cites this paper as Meng et al. 2016
These emissions accounted for 2.489%, 2.425%, 2.439%, and 2.447% carbon emissions from all industries in China.
“accounting for 2.489%, 2.425%, 2.439%, and 2.447% carbon emissions from all industries in China.”
From Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review (2022) · cites this paper as Meng et al. 2016
Apart from transportation, the other tourism sectors emitted three to four times the amount of direct carbon emissions indirectly.
“Apart from transportation, the other tourism sectors emitted three to four times the amount of direct carbon emissions indirectly.”
From Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review (2022) · cites this paper as Meng et al. 2016
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- Authors
- Meng, W., Xu, L., Hu, B., Zhou, J., & Wang, Z.
- Affiliations
- Tianjin Normal University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Hu, Beibei
- Venue
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-07
- Volume
- 126
- Pages
- 586-594
- ISSN
- 0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2339511870
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 6
- FWCI
- 8.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (41301096)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Keywords
- tourism emissions, CO2 emissions, indirect emissions, direct emissions, tourism satellite account, input-output model, outbound tourism, inbound tourism, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, China tourism industry
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