ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Decomposition of CO2 Emission Factors
and Analysis of Dynamic Transmission
Effects Based on TVP-VAR Model:
a Case Study in Hubei Province
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Department of Economics and Management, WenHua College, Wuhan 430074, China
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Department of Management Engineering, Anhui Institute of Information Technology, Wuhu 241000, China
Submission date: 2024-02-26
Final revision date: 2024-07-19
Acceptance date: 2024-08-03
Online publication date: 2025-01-07
Corresponding author
Yueting Jiang
Department of Management Engineering, Anhui Institute of Information Technology, Wuhu 241000, China
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ABSTRACT
Under the guidance of the “dual-carbon” target, China is diligently pursuing a distinctively Chinese
emission reduction pathway, and contributing to the global low-carbon transition. Hubei Province, with
its central position in Central China and as the core pilot province for China’s low-carbon pathway development,
has an inestimable demonstration value in terms of its carbon emission evolution and control
strategy. Focusing on the time series data of Hubei Province, this study applies Kaya’s constant equation
to decompose the key influencing factors of CO2 emissions, and innovatively constructs a time-varying
parameter vector autoregression (TVP-VAR) model under the Monte Carlo simulation framework, intending
to capture the complex dynamic relationship between carbon emissions and influencing factors
at key time points. The results indicate a long-term stable trend of change among the factors influencing
CO2 emissions in Hubei Province. The short-term positive impact effect of economic development
level on CO2 emissions is significantly higher than the long-term. The short-term negative impact effect
of energy intensity on CO2 emissions is less pronounced than the long-term effect, while the short-term
negative impact of CO2 emission intensity is more substantial than its long-term counterpart. The conclusion
confirms the obvious policy dynamic emission reduction effect observed at the key time point
in 2014, following the establishment of the carbon emissions trading market. This study provides a new
perspective for understanding the complex dynamics of regional carbon emissions. Hubei Province
should persist in developing a clean energy system and refining the carbon market trading mechanism,
thereby serving as an exemplary case study to elevate the construction quality of China’s national carbon
market.