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Fangyi Li
School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

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My research interest is to investigate factors and motivations of enterprises’ investment on clean production technologies and clean energy in China, which can support policy decisions on environmental pressure mitigation and energy conservation. My research covers multiple disciplines, including LCA, producer behavior analysis and game theoretical model. GIS software and multi-regional input-output table were also used in previous researches.

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Published: 07 June 2021 in Sustainability
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Coal regulation has been implemented throughout China. However, the potential benefits of pollution abatement and the co-benefits of residents’ health were rarely assessed. In this study, based on the analysis of historical coal consumption and multiple coal regulation measures in Anhui Province, China, four scenarios (Business as Usual (BU), Structure Optimization (SO), Gross Consumption Control (GC), and Comprehensive Measures (CM)) were constructed to indicate four different paths from 2020 to 2060, which is a vital period for realizing carbon neutrality. The results show that reductions of SO2, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions in the SO scenario are higher than those in the GC scenario, while the reduction of NOx emission is higher in the GC scenario. Compared with the BU scenario, residents’ health benefits from 2020 to 2060 are 8.3, 4.8, and 4.5 billion USD in the CM, GC, and SO scenarios, respectively, indicating that the achievements of coal regulation are significant for health promotion. Therefore, the optimization and implementation of coal regulation in the future is not only essential for the carbon neutrality target, but also a significant method to yield environmental and health co-benefits.

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Wu Xie; Wenzhe Guo; Wenbin Shao; Fangyi Li; Zhipeng Tang. Environmental and Health Co-Benefits of Coal Regulation under the Carbon Neutral Target: A Case Study in Anhui Province, China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6498 .

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Wu Xie, Wenzhe Guo, Wenbin Shao, Fangyi Li, Zhipeng Tang. Environmental and Health Co-Benefits of Coal Regulation under the Carbon Neutral Target: A Case Study in Anhui Province, China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6498.

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Wu Xie; Wenzhe Guo; Wenbin Shao; Fangyi Li; Zhipeng Tang. 2021. "Environmental and Health Co-Benefits of Coal Regulation under the Carbon Neutral Target: A Case Study in Anhui Province, China." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6498.

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Published: 29 May 2021 in Energy Policy
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In countries highly dependent on coal and oil, the substitution of relatively cleaner energy for fossil fuels in industrial and residential sectors (cleaner energy substitution, or CES) is conducive to technology advancement and pollution abatement. Since CES is a process met with resistance by a portion of enterprises in China, this study will investigate the roles of external factors by simulating CES diffusion in enterprise networks. The PEST (political, economic, social, and technological factors) analysis framework, referencing corporation strategy management, is employed to select potential external factors of CES diffusion. The results show that factors will affect the diffusion of CES by changing the payoffs of different enterprises. Reducing the costs of cleaner energy and related equipment will promote diffusion. Besides, improving consumer preferences for green products, consolidating responses to public complaints on pollution and promoting information exchange among enterprises are beneficial to diffusion. It is novel that this paper demonstrates that diffusion will be hindered by supply interruptions of cleaner energy, which means that stable supply after a wide range of adoption is important. Focusing on PEST factors, this study introduces a useful framework to investigate the potential factors of enterprises’ green decisions and behaviours and offers fresh insights into promoting CES adoption and energy transition in developing countries.

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Fangyi Li; Xin Cao; Rui Ou. A network-based evolutionary analysis of the diffusion of cleaner energy substitution in enterprises: The roles of PEST factors. Energy Policy 2021, 156, 112385 .

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Fangyi Li, Xin Cao, Rui Ou. A network-based evolutionary analysis of the diffusion of cleaner energy substitution in enterprises: The roles of PEST factors. Energy Policy. 2021; 156 ():112385.

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Fangyi Li; Xin Cao; Rui Ou. 2021. "A network-based evolutionary analysis of the diffusion of cleaner energy substitution in enterprises: The roles of PEST factors." Energy Policy 156, no. : 112385.

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Published: 11 January 2021 in Sustainability
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As coal-fired heating in winter in rural areas of northern China exacerbates air pollution, promoting cleaner heating transition is of significance for environmental sustainability. However, this is difficult as intentions and actions of rural households are deficient. This case study in northern China aims to estimate rural households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for facilities and energy for cleaner heating and explore its key factors. The survey-based analysis found that the total annual WTP for cleaner heating (sum of the WTP for heating facilities and energy per year) varied from RMB 250 to RMB 6800 (RMB 100 ≈ USD 15 in 2018), with a quite low average and a huge difference. The variation of the WTP can be attributed to economic and demographic features and environmental attitudes of households. Improvement of household income and environmental concern will enhance the WTP for cleaner heating, but a high vacancy rate and aging population in rural areas will generally inhibit it. Based on this study, some policy suggestions were proposed to promote cleaner heating transition in rural households; specifically, more attention should be paid to the poor and aged households.

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Wu Xie; Chen Chen; Fangyi Li; Bofeng Cai; Ranran Yang; Libin Cao; Pengcheng Wu; Lingyun Pang. Key Factors of Rural Households’ Willingness to Pay for Cleaner Heating in Hebi: A Case Study in Northern China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 633 .

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Wu Xie, Chen Chen, Fangyi Li, Bofeng Cai, Ranran Yang, Libin Cao, Pengcheng Wu, Lingyun Pang. Key Factors of Rural Households’ Willingness to Pay for Cleaner Heating in Hebi: A Case Study in Northern China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):633.

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Wu Xie; Chen Chen; Fangyi Li; Bofeng Cai; Ranran Yang; Libin Cao; Pengcheng Wu; Lingyun Pang. 2021. "Key Factors of Rural Households’ Willingness to Pay for Cleaner Heating in Hebi: A Case Study in Northern China." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 633.

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Published: 26 August 2020 in Energies
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Electric vehicles (EVs) and charging piles have been growing rapidly in China in the last five years. Private charging piles are widely adopted in major cities and have partly changed the charging behaviors of EV users. Based on the charging data of EVs in Hefei, China, this study aims to assess the impacts of increasing private charging piles and smart charging application on EVs’ charging load profiles. The charging load profiles of three types of charging piles which are public, employee-shared, and private ones, are simulated in three different scenarios. The results of scenario simulation indicate that the increase in EVs will reinforce the peak value of the total power load, while increasing private charging piles and the participation rate of smart charging piles will have peak-load shifting effects on the power load on weekdays. Specifically, 12% of the charging load will be shifted from public piles to private ones if the ratio of EVs and private piles increases from 5:3 to 5:4. The adoption of smart charging in private piles will transfer 18% of the charging load from the daytime to the night to achieve peak-load shifting. In summary, promoting the adoption of private piles and smart charging technology will reshape the charging load profile of the city, but the change will possibly reduce the utilization rate of public charging piles. The results suggest that urban governments should consider the growth potential of private piles and promote smart charging in charging infrastructure planning.

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Jian Chen; Fangyi Li; Ranran Yang; Dawei Ma. Impacts of Increasing Private Charging Piles on Electric Vehicles’ Charging Profiles: A Case Study in Hefei City, China. Energies 2020, 13, 4387 .

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Jian Chen, Fangyi Li, Ranran Yang, Dawei Ma. Impacts of Increasing Private Charging Piles on Electric Vehicles’ Charging Profiles: A Case Study in Hefei City, China. Energies. 2020; 13 (17):4387.

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Jian Chen; Fangyi Li; Ranran Yang; Dawei Ma. 2020. "Impacts of Increasing Private Charging Piles on Electric Vehicles’ Charging Profiles: A Case Study in Hefei City, China." Energies 13, no. 17: 4387.

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Published: 16 July 2020 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Reductions of export-driven CO2 and air pollutants emissions are crucial to promote green transition of exports and realize sustainable development goals for developing countries and regions. This study aims to explore the coordinated effects (co-effects) on export-driven emissions (EEs) and the hidden driving forces in China’s individual provinces. Based on the multi-regional input-output (MRIO) tables and structural decomposition analysis (SDA) method, seven socioeconomic factors of the changes in CO2 and particulate matter (PM) EEs during 2007-2012 are estimated by province. The co-effects on provincial EEs, categorized as co-benefits, trade-offs and co-detriments, are assessed to reveal regional disparities. The results show that the changes in energy efficiency have led to the greatest co-benefits in all factors, while changes in emission coefficients, industrial structure, and regional distribution of exports have led to limited co-benefits in a few of provinces. The other factors, variations of population and export per capita, have resulted in co-detriments. The co-effects and their factors varied greatly across provinces. Some provinces were more likely to obtain co-benefits because of their first mover advantages or special actions for green development, such as Hebei, Henan, Hunan, Shandong, Tianjin, Yunnan and Guizhou, dispersedly distributed in coastal and inland regions. On the other hand, as trade-offs and co-detriments existed extensively in some provinces, related factors should be monitored and adjusted. Identifying co-effects and corresponding key factors at the regional level provides valuable insights into green transition of China’s exports, and raises the importance of policy integration and regional cooperation.

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Wenbin Shao; Fangyi Li; Xin Cao; Zhipeng Tang; Yu Bai; Shanlin Yang. Reducing export-driven CO2 and PM emissions in China’s provinces: A structural decomposition and coordinated effects analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 274, 123101 .

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Wenbin Shao, Fangyi Li, Xin Cao, Zhipeng Tang, Yu Bai, Shanlin Yang. Reducing export-driven CO2 and PM emissions in China’s provinces: A structural decomposition and coordinated effects analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 274 ():123101.

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Wenbin Shao; Fangyi Li; Xin Cao; Zhipeng Tang; Yu Bai; Shanlin Yang. 2020. "Reducing export-driven CO2 and PM emissions in China’s provinces: A structural decomposition and coordinated effects analysis." Journal of Cleaner Production 274, no. : 123101.

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Published: 07 May 2020 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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As the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases with a dominant share of coal-fired power, China is expecting a continuous clean power transition in the next decades. However, the development of power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure requires significant amount of construction materials, therefore an understanding of the corresponding materials demand and waste generation would be important. In this paper, we deployed a dynamic, bottom-up, and technology-specific material flow analysis approach to characterize the stocks and flows of four major construction materials (cement, steel, aluminum, and copper) associated with China's power infrastructure development from 1980 to 2050. We found that the material stocks of China's power infrastructure have increased from 30 ± 4 Mt in 1980 to 573 ± 91 Mt in 2018 (an annual growth rate of 7.7%) and will further increase to 1188 Mt and 1487 Mt in 2050, respectively, in the two energy development scenarios we constructed. While thermal and hydro power contributed the most to stocks growth in the past two decades, solar and wind power are expected to contribute more in the future. A more metal-intensive energy future is foreseen due to increasing use of steel and aluminum in renewable energy generation and use of copper and aluminum in power transmission and distribution. These patterns reflect the physical material basis of China's power transition and call for better understanding of the energy-material nexus for addressing the dual challenge of satisfying growing materials demand and addressing increasing amount of waste and environmental impacts in the next decades.

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Fangyi Li; Zhaoyang Ye; Xilin Xiao; Jingjing Xu; Gang Liu. Material stocks and flows of power infrastructure development in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 160, 104906 .

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Fangyi Li, Zhaoyang Ye, Xilin Xiao, Jingjing Xu, Gang Liu. Material stocks and flows of power infrastructure development in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 160 ():104906.

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Fangyi Li; Zhaoyang Ye; Xilin Xiao; Jingjing Xu; Gang Liu. 2020. "Material stocks and flows of power infrastructure development in China." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 160, no. : 104906.

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Published: 17 April 2020 in Sustainability
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Tibet in China has extremely a fragile natural ecosystem, which is under a great pressure from global changes. The carbon footprint (CF) and water footprint (WF), reflecting the pressures of regional development on the natural environment, represent a lacuna in the field of study in Tibet due to missing data. In this paper, the 2012 multi-regional input–output table of China was employed to quantify the CF and WF of Tibet and the relationship between Tibet and other provinces of China. Spatial pattern and key sectors were also studied to demonstrate the current characters and the future trend of footprints. Tibet’s carbon emission was 4.0 Mt, 32.7% of CF, indicating that Tibet was a net importing region of carbon emission. Tibet received embodied carbon emission by trade from other regions, especially from Hebei, Inner Mongolia and Henan provinces, but played a complex role in virtual water allocation by transferring to most provinces and receiving from some provinces. The CF of Tibet will increase under different scenarios of 2030, but the WF can be restricted to 2.5 Gt in the slow scenario. In the future, imports of virtual resources will benefit the fragile ecosystem of Tibet and moreover, it is vital to restrict the local resource-intensive sectors and improve resource-use efficiency.

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Wu Xie; Shuai Hu; Fangyi Li; Xin Cao; Zhipeng Tang. Carbon and Water Footprints of Tibet: Spatial Pattern and Trend Analysis. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3294 .

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Wu Xie, Shuai Hu, Fangyi Li, Xin Cao, Zhipeng Tang. Carbon and Water Footprints of Tibet: Spatial Pattern and Trend Analysis. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3294.

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Wu Xie; Shuai Hu; Fangyi Li; Xin Cao; Zhipeng Tang. 2020. "Carbon and Water Footprints of Tibet: Spatial Pattern and Trend Analysis." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3294.

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Published: 08 October 2019 in Sustainability
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The evolution of in-use coal-fired power generators (CPGs) in China has been impelled by a series of policies called Developing Large Units and Suppressing Small Ones in recent decades. However, it remains highly uncertain about the contribution of the evolution on air pollution reductions at different stages. Models used to assess the effects of CPGs’ evolution often do not account for the different boundary conditions related to units composition and age structure of the existing CPGs, and lifetime expectancy, which hinders effective strategy development and realistic target setting. This study employs a dynamic Type-Cohort-Time (TCT) stock-driven model and Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) technique, to investigate the structural evolution of China’s CPGs as well as its environmental effects from 1980 to 2050. We consider generator-specific characteristics, lifetime-related issues and alternative techniques in the historical and scenario analysis. The main results are as follows: the environmental benefits of structural evolution were limited, compared with the changes in emission coefficient due to technical renovation. However, scenario analysis indicates that structural adjustment by elimination of outdated CPGs and construction of new ones in future will undertake emission reduction commitments, since the potentials of other approaches decrease. Uncertainty analysis further demonstrates that promoting elimination of small CPGs and substituting them with renewable energy will bring more emission reductions. The key findings can support policy-making on elimination, construction, and emissions abatement of CPGs.

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Fangyi Li; Zhaoyang Ye; Xilin Xiao; Dawei Ma. Environmental Benefits of Stock Evolution of Coal-Fired Power Generators in China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5537 .

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Fangyi Li, Zhaoyang Ye, Xilin Xiao, Dawei Ma. Environmental Benefits of Stock Evolution of Coal-Fired Power Generators in China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (19):5537.

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Fangyi Li; Zhaoyang Ye; Xilin Xiao; Dawei Ma. 2019. "Environmental Benefits of Stock Evolution of Coal-Fired Power Generators in China." Sustainability 11, no. 19: 5537.

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Published: 01 October 2019 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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Fangyi Li; Rui Ou; Xilin Xiao; Kaile Zhou; Wu Xie; Dawei Ma; Kunpeng Liu; Zhuo Song. Regional comparison of electric vehicle adoption and emission reduction effects in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2019, 149, 714 -726.

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Fangyi Li, Rui Ou, Xilin Xiao, Kaile Zhou, Wu Xie, Dawei Ma, Kunpeng Liu, Zhuo Song. Regional comparison of electric vehicle adoption and emission reduction effects in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019; 149 ():714-726.

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Fangyi Li; Rui Ou; Xilin Xiao; Kaile Zhou; Wu Xie; Dawei Ma; Kunpeng Liu; Zhuo Song. 2019. "Regional comparison of electric vehicle adoption and emission reduction effects in China." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 149, no. : 714-726.

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Published: 01 July 2019 in Sustainability
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International and inter-regional trade in China has been promoted, the economic and environmental impacts of which are significant in regional development. In this paper, we analyzed the evolution of inter-regional spillover of carbon emissions and employment in China from 2007 to 2012 with structural decomposition method and multi-regional input-output tables. The index of carbon emission per employee (ICE) is designed and compared to indicate positive or negative spillover effects. We find that carbon emissions grow much more rapidly in interior regions than in coastal regions, due to spillover effects and own influences. Spillover effects rarely reduce the ICE of destination regions, but the own influences can decrease it in most regions. Although spillover may contribute to economic development in most regions, it is hardly a driver of efficiency improvement in destination regions. Based on these empirical findings, we put forward specific suggestions to improve the positive spillover effects on different kinds of regions.

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Wenbin Shao; Fangyi Li; Zhaoyang Ye; Zhipeng Tang; Wu Xie; Yu Bai; Shanlin Yang. Inter-Regional Spillover of Carbon Emissions and Employment in China: Is It Positive or Negative? Sustainability 2019, 11, 3622 .

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Wenbin Shao, Fangyi Li, Zhaoyang Ye, Zhipeng Tang, Wu Xie, Yu Bai, Shanlin Yang. Inter-Regional Spillover of Carbon Emissions and Employment in China: Is It Positive or Negative? Sustainability. 2019; 11 (13):3622.

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Wenbin Shao; Fangyi Li; Zhaoyang Ye; Zhipeng Tang; Wu Xie; Yu Bai; Shanlin Yang. 2019. "Inter-Regional Spillover of Carbon Emissions and Employment in China: Is It Positive or Negative?" Sustainability 11, no. 13: 3622.

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Published: 27 February 2019 in Energy
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Regional disparities in transportation emissions at the city level in China are of vital importance for future policymaking; however, such studies are insufficient. After estimating the carbon emissions of transportation in China's 341 cities, this study analyzed the spatial pattern evolution of transportation carbon emissions (TCEs) in China from 2005 to 2015. The results revealed that TCEs by roads, water, and aviation increased by 6.6%, 6.2%, and 9.3%, respectively, each year, but those by railways decreased. Moreover, total TCE distribution was found to vary greatly spatially, being significantly lower in central and western cities than in eastern cities. Increases in TCEs in the studied period were primarily from eastern and southwest regions and mainly from roads, although aviation TCE increased significantly in large cities. Based on index decomposition analysis of major cities from the perspectives of population, per capita GDP, TCEs per GDP and TCEs structure, per capita GDP was the most important factor influencing emission growth, followed by population growth; however, TCEs per GDP were a determinant of emission reduction. Finally, all cities were classified into five types based on TCEs' determinants. The results highlight the significant regional disparity and inequity in TCEs at the city level.

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Fangyi Li; Bofeng Cai; Zhaoyang Ye; Zheng Wang; Wei Zhang; Pan Zhou; Jian Chen. Changing patterns and determinants of transportation carbon emissions in Chinese cities. Energy 2019, 174, 562 -575.

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Fangyi Li, Bofeng Cai, Zhaoyang Ye, Zheng Wang, Wei Zhang, Pan Zhou, Jian Chen. Changing patterns and determinants of transportation carbon emissions in Chinese cities. Energy. 2019; 174 ():562-575.

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Fangyi Li; Bofeng Cai; Zhaoyang Ye; Zheng Wang; Wei Zhang; Pan Zhou; Jian Chen. 2019. "Changing patterns and determinants of transportation carbon emissions in Chinese cities." Energy 174, no. : 562-575.