Structural Decomposition of the Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Sources of Spatial Variation in Agricultural Carbon Emissions in China

Abstract

This paper examines the spatial distribution of agricultural carbon emissions in China from 2010-2019 and the structural decomposition of the sources of their spatial variation. Visual results are obtained using Akkis plotting, and the Thiel index is applied to quantitatively analyse the overall regional variation, intra-zone variation and inter-zone variation, as well as the contribution of intra-zone variation and inter-zone variation to the overall variation in China's agricultural carbon emissions from 2010-2019; China's agricultural carbon emissions possess a basic balance, but the eastern, western, central, and The Northeast region is characterised by uneven development within each region. In particular, the development within the western region is very uneven. It is recommended that inter-regional cooperation and exchange of emission reduction technologies be strengthened. In view of the significant differences in emission reduction effects between regions in China's agricultural carbon emissions, all regions should strengthen communication and cooperation, collaborate on scientific and technological innovation in emission reduction, focus on the promotion and application of advanced emission reduction technologies, and fully exploit the emission reduction potential to jointly achieve the goal of emission reduction and carbon reduction.