Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissions

Urban CO2 emissions constitute a significant proportion of the total global emissions, and the analysis of urban CO2 emissions typically requires the availability of baseline data with high spatiotemporal resolution. However, it is challenging to achieve an optimal balance between the quality and qu...

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Main Authors: Lingyun Yao, Li Wang, Ke Wang, Zheng Niu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-08-01
Series:International Journal of Digital Earth
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2025.2491819
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description Urban CO2 emissions constitute a significant proportion of the total global emissions, and the analysis of urban CO2 emissions typically requires the availability of baseline data with high spatiotemporal resolution. However, it is challenging to achieve an optimal balance between the quality and quantity with existing mapping methods. The objective of this study is to develop a rapid mapping method for urban CO2 with high spatiotemporal resolution based on multi-source data. The case study of Nanchang in 2020 will be used. The results demonstrate that: (1) the emission structure of Nanchang is primarily characterised by the industrial and energy sectors, accounting for more than 70%. Within the industrial subsectors, metal smelting is responsible for the largest share of emissions, over 75%. (2) Areas with elevated levels of emissions are concentrated in urban cores and industrial towns on the periphery, forming three major clusters that are predominantly characterised by industrial land use. (3) The annual emission results exhibit an acceptable error of 13.9% in comparison to the CEADs. Furthermore, the distribution results demonstrate a higher resolution and a broader range of values in comparison to ODIAC, thereby avoiding the averaging of values.
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spelling doaj-art-dee7ebf5ce4f4cb48ebb99b45b8a31f02025-08-25T11:24:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Digital Earth1753-89471753-89552025-08-0118110.1080/17538947.2025.2491819Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissionsLingyun Yao0Li Wang1Ke Wang2Zheng Niu3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaUrban CO2 emissions constitute a significant proportion of the total global emissions, and the analysis of urban CO2 emissions typically requires the availability of baseline data with high spatiotemporal resolution. However, it is challenging to achieve an optimal balance between the quality and quantity with existing mapping methods. The objective of this study is to develop a rapid mapping method for urban CO2 with high spatiotemporal resolution based on multi-source data. The case study of Nanchang in 2020 will be used. The results demonstrate that: (1) the emission structure of Nanchang is primarily characterised by the industrial and energy sectors, accounting for more than 70%. Within the industrial subsectors, metal smelting is responsible for the largest share of emissions, over 75%. (2) Areas with elevated levels of emissions are concentrated in urban cores and industrial towns on the periphery, forming three major clusters that are predominantly characterised by industrial land use. (3) The annual emission results exhibit an acceptable error of 13.9% in comparison to the CEADs. Furthermore, the distribution results demonstrate a higher resolution and a broader range of values in comparison to ODIAC, thereby avoiding the averaging of values.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2025.2491819CO2 emissionsmulti-sourcedownscalespatiotemporal distribution
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CO2 emissions
multi-source
downscale
spatiotemporal distribution
title Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissions
title_full Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissions
title_fullStr Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissions
title_full_unstemmed Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissions
title_short Unravelling urban carbon dynamics: a multi-source data study on Nanchang city's carbon dioxide emissions
title_sort unravelling urban carbon dynamics a multi source data study on nanchang city s carbon dioxide emissions
topic CO2 emissions
multi-source
downscale
spatiotemporal distribution
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2025.2491819
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