Abstract:

Using a panel data of 30 provinces of China over the period of 1995~2008 and the STIRPAT model,this paper analysed the impact of urbanization on carbon emissions.The results show that urbanization led to the increase of carbon emissions,and the increase rate of carbon emissions was higher than that of urbanization itself.The urbanization process would continue to amplify the increase of carbon emissions.Urbanization quadratic coefficient was positive.It means that it does not yet exist environment Kuznets curve.Meanwhile,in order to study the regional development heterogeneity,this paper divided China into 4 groups of regions by the level of urbanization,and empirical analysis was carried out in each group of regions.It was found that in an area the lower base level of urbanization,the greater impact of carbon emissions;the urbanization promote faster,the greater impact of carbon emissions.Moreover,the industrial structure and energy intensity were the important determinants of carbon emissions.In view of these,some policy recommendations were proposed