Carbon footprints of urban transition: Tracking circular economy promotions in Guiyang, China

摘要

Highlights?Carbon footprint serves as a tool for evaluating Guiyang’s circular economy promotion.?Urban carbon footprint was measured based on an updated IOA between 2002—2012.?We compared direct and indirect emissions associated with production and consumption.?Scenario analysis was applied to foresee the development of circular economy.AbstractPromoting urban transition is critical, particularly for China’s rapid urbanization. Circular economy strategy is widely recognized as an effective way to achieve a low-carbon transition of cities through improved waste recycling and industrial symbiosis. However, the evidence of low-carbon benefit is less reported. While the carbon footprint (CFP) represents a mature tool responding to climate change concerns, limited studies have made use of CFP as a proxy for the performance of urban circular economy promotion. The aim of this paper is to investigate th